Cha Whelan

Jarlath "Cha" Whelan (7 September 1939 – 22 March 1996) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny and London senior teams.

Jarlath Whelan

Personal information
Irish name	Jarlath Ó Faoileáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	7 September 1939 Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	22 March 1996 (aged 56) Kilkenny, Ireland
Nickname	Cha
Occupation	Tarmacadam contractor
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Thomastown Faughs Seán McDermott's
Club titles
London titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1961-1967	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NHL	0

Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Whelan first played hurling without success during his school days. Although never playing minor hurling at inter-county level, he arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he made his senior debut in the 1960-61 National Hurling League. Whelan later played with London, but returned to Kilkenny and made several cameo appearances over the following four years, winning one All-Ireland medal and one Leinster medal on the field of play.[1][2]

At club level Whelan began and ended his career with Thomastown.[3] He also played with Faughs in Dublin and won one championship medal with Seán McDermott's in London.

Whelan retired from inter-county hurling after winning a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1967 championship

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References

1. "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
2. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
3. "Historic Achievements of the Club and its Members". Thomastown GAA website. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
4. Lawlor, Damian (10 July 2011). "Keeping up appearances". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 June 2013.