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| Native name | Nioclás Ó Clamháin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Nick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas "Nick" Clavin (born 1948 in Rahan, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club St Carthage's and was a member of the Offaly senior county team from 1968 until 1973.[1] He was ordained in All Hallows College, Dublin in 1973, for the Diocese of San Diego.[2] As of 2016, he was pastor of St Gregory the Great Catholic Church in San Diego, California.[3] Fr. Clavin was inducted into the Offaly GAA Hall of Fame in 2017.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Ordinations and Graduations 1973, All Hallows College, Dublin.
- ^ "RTÉ Nationwide: Marty Morrissey meets Fr Nick Clavin". Hogan Stand. 13 April 2016.
- ^ Fr Nicholas Clavin to enter Offaly Football Hall of Fame, Offaly GAA Official Website, November 2016.