Barry Monaghan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Barra Ó Manacháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born | County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | ? | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
? - present | Four Masters | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Donegal titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001 - 2010[1] | Donegal | ||
Barry Monaghan is an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Four Masters and the Donegal senior inter-county team.
Club
Monghan won the Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club in 2003. He scored two points in the final against Termon.[2]
Inter-county
Monaghan played in the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park.[3] He was a member of the Donegal team that won the National Football League in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against Mayo.[4]
In 2010, he announced he would take a break.[5] He returned the following month.[6]
A serious leg injury ended his career.[1]
He also captained his county.[1]
He is the son of All Star former inter-county player Donal Monaghan.
References
- ^ a b c Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "DONEGAL SFC FINAL : Masters marvels". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2003.
- ^ "Donegal 0-09 1-09 Armagh". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- ^ "Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
- ^ "Barry Monaghan opts to take a break". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Monaghan and McGee boost Donegal". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
External links
- Barry Monaghan[permanent dead link] at gaainfo.com