Lismore Hurlers - Dan Shanahan, Dave Bennett, Maurice Shanahan, Sean Daly, Kieran O'Gorman (Paperback)

Chapters: Dan Shanahan, Dave Bennett, Maurice Shanahan, Sean Daly, Kieran O'gorman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dan Shanahan (born 4 January 1977 in Lismore, County Waterford) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lismore and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. In recent seasons Shanahan has come to be regarded as one of the best players in the game being named undisputed Hurler of the Year in 2007. Dan is the older brother of Maurice Shanahan who is also a member of the Waterford hurling panel. Shanahan plays his club hurling with his local Lismore club in Waterford. He has enjoyed some success at underage levels winning county medals in hurling at under-14, under-16, minor and under-21 levels. Shanahan won a senior county title in 1993 at the age of sixteen. Lismore were in the county final in 2009 but narrowly lost in the replay. In the mid-1990s Shanahan played hurling with the Waterford minor and under-21 teams, however, he had little success at these levels. He first played for Waterford in 1995, however, his senior championship debut for his native-county came in 1998. That year Waterford held All-Ireland champions Clare to a draw in the Munster final, however, the Decies lost the replay. Shanahans side later faced Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final, however, they were defeated by a single point. This was a bleak period for Waterfords hurlers and the famine that had lasted since 1963 continued. All this changed in 2002 when Justin McCarthy took over as manager of the team. That year Waterford reached the Munster final again, however, Shanahan couldnt command a definite place on the starting fifteen. In spite of this he came on as a substitute in Waterfords provincial final victory over reigning ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=372128