Connie Sheehan

Connie Sheehan was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Redmonds and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1910s and 1920s.

Playing career

Club

Sheehan played his club hurling with his local Redmonds club and won two senior county titles in 1915 and 1917.

Inter-county

Sheehan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork senior team in 1912. That year he won his first Munster title following a victory over Tipperary. Sheehan later lined out in his first All-Ireland final where Kilkenny provided the opposition. In a pattern that would repeat itself between these two sides over most of the next century Kilkenny won the game by just a single point. In 1915 Sheehan was appointed captain of the Cork team and he captured his second Munster title. He later lead his team out against Laois in the championship decider at Croke Park, however, a downpour severely hampered the play. Sheehan's side lead at half-time, however, Laois went on to win their only All-Ireland title on a score line of 6-2 to 4-1. In 1919 Sheehan captured his third Munster title. He later lined out against Dublin in the championship decider at Croke Park. During the game Jimmy Kennedy scored four goals and had two more disallowed, however, Cork still went on to win the game giving Sheehan his sole All-Ireland medal. This was also the first occasion that Cork wore their distinctive red jerseys. The old saffron and blue jerseys had been seized by the British before the game so alternative arrangements had to be made. In 1920 Sheehan won a fourth Munster title, however, in the All-Ireland final Dublin gained revenge for the previous year’s defeat and beat Cork. This brought Sheehan's inter-county career to an end.