Cyril Haran

The Very Reverend Cyril Haran (7 February 1931 – 25 June 2014) was a Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar[1] and schoolteacher. He managed the Sligo county team.

Cyril Haran
Personal information
SportGaelic football
Born(1931-02-07)7 February 1931
Died25 June 2014(2014-06-25) (aged 83)
North West Hospice, The Mall,
Rathquarter, Sligo
Nickname"Cyrilly", "Dosser"
OccupationPriest, schoolteacher
Club management
Years Club
St. Mary's
Roscommon Gaels
St. Michael's
Inter-county management
Years County
1983–1985 Sligo

Biography

Cyril Haran was born in February 1931.[2] He had three sisters: Grace Liddy (who predeceased him), Margo (based in Sligo at her brother's death) and Sr Vickey Haran (based in the U.S. state of California at that time). He played Gaelic football for Grange GAA team as a youth during the 1940s and would go on to become Club President.[2][3][1][4] He taught English at Summerhill College in Sligo (where he was known as "Cyrilly" or "Dosser"),[5] as well as training the school's soccer and Gaelic football teams.[2][1] He also taught at St Muredach's College in Ballina, County Mayo, and spent time teaching at the University of San Diego in 1968.[1]

He managed St. Mary's to their first Sligo Senior Football Championship title; in 1977, they were the first Sligo club to win a Connacht Senior Club Football Championship title. In 1978, he managed St. Mary's to a Sligo Football Championship semi-final against Grange, won by Grange in a replay.[2]

He managed the Sligo county team between 1983 and 1985.[2] Other teams he managed were Roscommon Gaels and St. Michael's. He was noted for telling his teams: "Lads, winning isn't everything", then to pause and follow through with "It's the only thing".[2] His enjoyments included literature and fishing.[1]

The Very Reverend Fr. Haran spent 58 years as a priest.[2] He was ordained in 1956 and went on to be curate in Roscommon and Sooey.[1] In 1988, he was posted to Grange as CC and became parish priest of Ahamlish and Inishmurray in 1997. His retirement came in 2003.[2] He received a celebration Mass and presentation.[6] He spent it at Streedagh until he died from a short illness at the North West Hospice in June 2014 at the age of 83.[3][1][7] His funeral was held at Church of Mary Immaculate, Grange, and he was buried afterwards in Sligo Cemetery.[1]

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References
  1. "FR Cyril Haran played huge role in Sligo GAA circles: Priest also remembered as renowned scholar and teacher". The Sligo Champion. 1 July 2014.
  2. "Very Rev. Fr. Cyril Haran, P.E. , Ahamlish, Grange, Co. Sligo" (PDF). 28 June 2014.
  3. Kilfeather, Thomas (30 June 2014). "Fr. Cyril Haran R.I.P." Archived from the original on 10 May 2019.
  4. "St. Molaise Gaels". The Sligo Champion. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019.
  5. "Nick Names". Archived from the original on 5 May 2017.
  6. "North Sligo: Presentation to Fr. Haran". The Sligo Champion. 21 January 2004. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019.
  7. "Recently Deceased". Archived from the original on 10 May 2019.
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