Denis Mehigan

Denis Mehigan
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó Maothagáin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Centre-back
Born 1890
Ardfield, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Lees
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1912-1916 Cork 5 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:54, 11 August 2012.

Denis Mehigan (born 1890) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.

Mehigan made his first appearance for the team during the 1912 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1916 championship. A one-time captain of the Cork senior team, Mehigan enjoyed little success during his inter-county career.

At club level Mehigan was a multiple county championship medalist with Lees.

Mehigan hailed from a family with a strong association with Gaelic games. His older brother, Mick, captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1911. Another brother, Paddy, played both hurling and football for Cork and London and was later a pioneering Gaelic games journalist. A great grand-nephew, Owen Sexton, played for Cork in the 2000s.[1]

References

  1. "Always fated to be a central figure". Irish Times. 8 May 1999. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mick Mehigan
Cork Senior Football Captain
1915
Succeeded by
Paddy O'Connell
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