Seánie McMahon

Seánie McMahon (born 1973) is a former Irish hurler. He played with his local club St.Josephs Doora-Barefield and with the Clare senior inter-county team from 1994 until 2006. He is the highest scoring back in All-Ireland Championship history with 0-97 from 51 games. In his book "Raising the Banner",[1]

Seánie McMahon
Personal information
Irish name Seán Mac Mathúna
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1973
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Seánie
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
 St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Club titles
Clare titles 3
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1994-2006
 Clare 51 (0-97)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0
All Stars 3

Playing career

Club

McMahon retired from playing with his club Doora-Barefield in 2009. He has had some success at underage levels before finally winning a senior county championship title in 1998. This was later converted into a Munster club title and on St. Patrick's Day, 1999 McMahon claimed an All-Ireland club title following a huge win over Rathnure. Later that year he won a second county title as well as a second Munster club title. McMahon won a third Clare SHC medal in 2001.

Inter-county

McMahon is regarded by many as one of the finest hurlers to have ever played for Clare. He made his championship debut in 1994 against Tipperary and was a prominent member of the Clare side that won the Munster Championship and All-Ireland titles in 1995. Two years later in 1997 the team repeated the same feat, with McMahon claiming his second Munster and All-Ireland medals, this was followed by a third Munster medal in 1998. He played at centre half back, and along with Anthony Daly and Liam Doyle, formed one of the most formidable half backlines of the 1990s. McMahon was a stylish, skillful and powerful hurler but was also invaluable for his prowess with long distance frees, rarely finishing a game without his name on the scoresheet. He scored the first points for Clare in both the 1995 and 1997 All-Ireland finals. McMahon captained Clare to two successive All-Ireland semi finals in 2005 and 2006, losing to eventual winners Cork[2] and Kilkenny[3] respectively. On 6 October 2006, at 34 years of age, McMahon announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[4]

McMahon was selected at Centre Half Back on the Clare Intermediate team to play Cork in Semple Stadium on 21 June 2009.

Honours

Team
St Josephs Doora-Barefield
Clare

Individual
  • All-Stars (3): 1995, 1997, 1998
  • Texaco Hurler of the Year (1): 1995
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (1): 1995
  • Munster Hurling Team of the Last 25 Years (1984–2009)
  • In May 2020, the Irish Independent named McMahon at number nine in its "Top 20 hurlers in Ireland over the past 50 years".[5]
Preceded by
Brian Whelahan
(Offaly)		 Texaco Hurler of the Year
1995		 Succeeded by
Larry O'Gorman
(Wexford)
Preceded by
Brian Lohan		 Clare Senior Hurling Captain
2003-2006		 Succeeded by
Frank Lohan
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References
  1. Loughnane, Ger (2001). Raising the Banner. Blackwater Press. ISBN 978-1-84131-541-6.
  2. "Gutsy Cork scrape past heartbroken Banner". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  3. "Shefflin guides Cats into All-Ireland final". RTÉ Sport. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. "McMahon calls time on Banner career". RTÉ Sport. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  5. Breheny, Martin (30 May 2020). "Revealed: The Top 20 hurlers in Ireland over the past 50 years". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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