Donal Monaghan

Donal Monaghan (1950 – 3 January 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Donegal county team.[1]

Donal Monaghan

Personal information
Irish name	Dónall Ó Muineacháin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right corner-back
Born	1950 Donegal, Ireland
Occupation	Businessman
Club(s)
Years	Club
1965–1984	Four Masters
Club titles
Donegal titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1968–1978	Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Born in Donegal, Monaghan first played competitive Gaelic football at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Donegal minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1968-69 National Football League. Monaghan went on to play a key part for Donegal in a team that made a provincial breakthrough, and won two Ulster medals and one All Stars Award. His uncle, Johnny Monaghan, played Gaelic football with Fermanagh in the 1930s.

Monaghan represented the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and was a Railway Cup runner-up in 1975. At club level he won one championship medal with Four Masters.

Monaghan retired from inter-county football after the 1978 championship, while a knee ligament injury brought his club football career to an end in 1984.

References

1. "Donal Monaghan". Four Masters GAA website. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2013.