Dan McAuliffe

Dan McAuliffe
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Mac Amhlaoibh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1933
Duagh, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 9 March 1999 (aged 65)
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Publican
Club(s)
Years Club
 Duagh
Feale Rangers
Shannon Rangers
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1955–1964
 Kerry 21 (5-39)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 7
All-Irelands 3
NFL 2

Daniel McAuliffe (1933 – 9 March 1999) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Duagh, Feale Rangers and Shannon Rangers and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Born in Duagh, County Kerry, McAuliffe first came to prominence as a member of the local club.[1] He made his first appearances at inter-county level as a member of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship title in 1951. A spell with the Kerry junior team yielded an All-Ireland Junior Championship medal in 1954, before McAuliffe was drafted onto the Kerry senior team the following year. He won his first All-Ireland Championship title as a non-playing substitute in his debut season, before claiming two further winners' medals on the field of play in 1959 and 1962.[2][3] McAuliffe also won six Munster Championship titles and was involved in two National League title-winning teams. Following the conclusion of his inter-county career, he enjoyed success at club level by winning a County Championship title as captain of Shannon Rangers in 1964.

Personal life and death

McAuliffe spent his working life as a publican and owner of a scaffolding business in his native Duagh. He died aged 65 at the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee on 9 March 1999, after battling illness for the previous seven years.

Career statistics

Team Season National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Kerry 1954–55 Division 1 0 0-00 1 0-01 1 0-01 2 0-02
1955–56 4 1-03 2 0-01 — 6 1-04
1956–57 3 0-02 1 0-01 — 4 0-03
1957–58 3 0-01 1 0-01 0 0-00 4 0-02
1958–59 7 0-22 2 1-11 2 3-06 11 4-39
1959–60 7 2-19 1 0-01 1 0-00 9 2-20
1960–61 7 3-15 3 0-09 1 0-01 11 3-25
1961–62 3 2-08 2 1-06 2 0-00 7 3-14
1962–63 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
1963–64 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00 1 0-00
Career total 34 8-70 14 2-31 7 3-08 55 13-109

Honours

Shannon Rangers
Kerry

References

  1. ^ "Duagh club history". North Kerry Board website. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "A special day for little Duagh". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "GO KERRY Duagh line out for Maher". The Kerryman. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.