# Peter Doolan

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{{Short description|Irish hurler (born 1940)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image = 
| name = Peter Doolan
| irish = Peadar Ó Dúlainn
| fullname = 
| birth_date = 1940
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| county = Cork
| province = Munster
| club = [St Finbarr's](/source/St_Finbarr's_National_Hurling_%26_Football_Club)
| clposition = 
| clubs = [St Finbarr's](/source/St_Finbarr's_National_Hurling_%26_Football_Club)
| clyears = 
| clapps(points) = 
| clcounty = 2
| clprovince= 1
| clallireland = 
| counties = [Cork](/source/Cork_county_hurling_team)
| icposition = Left corner-back
| icyears = 1963-1968
| icapps(points) = 15 (0-00)
| icprovince = 1
| icallireland = 1
| nhl = 0
| allstars = 
| clupdate = 
| icupdate =
| birth_place=[Cork](/source/Cork_(city)), Ireland
}}
'''Peter Doolan''' (born 1940 in [Cork](/source/Cork_(city)), Ireland) is an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) former sportsperson. He played [hurling](/source/hurling) with his local club [St Finbarr's](/source/St_Finbarr's_National_Hurling_%26_Football_Club) and was a member at senior level of the [Cork county team](/source/Cork_county_hurling_team) from 1962 until 1968.

==Playing career==
===Club===
Doolan played his club hurling with the [St Finbarr's](/source/St_Finbarr's_National_Hurling_%26_Football_Club) club on the southside of Cork city and had much success. He won his first [county senior championship](/source/Cork_Senior_Hurling_Championship) winners' medal in 1965 following 'the Barr's' 6-8 to 2-5 defeat of [UCC](/source/UCC_GAA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/senior_hurling_2.htm|title=Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969|publisher=Cork GAA site|date=|accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref> The club later represented Cork in the provincial club series and een reached the final. A 3-12 to 2-3 defeat of Waterford's [Mount Sion](/source/Mount_Sion_GAA) gave Doolan a [Munster](/source/Munster_Senior_Club_Hurling_Championship) club winners' medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/shclub_teams/|title=Munster Club Hurling Final Winning Teams|publisher=[Munster GAA](/source/Munster_GAA)|date=|accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref>

After St Finbarr's lost the 1967 county final to [Glen Rovers](/source/Glen_Rovers_GAA), the club recovered to reach the championship decider again the following year. A remarkable 5-9 to 1-9 defeat of divisional side [Imokilly](/source/Imokilly_GAA) gave Doolan a second county championship title.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

===Inter-county===
Doolan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the [Cork](/source/Cork_GAA) minor hurling team in 1958. After an unsuccessful stint with the minors, Doolan made his senior debut for Cork in a [National Hurling League](/source/National_Hurling_League) game against [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) in 1963. He made his championship debut the following year, however, Cork had been in the doldrums since their All-Ireland defeat of 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmanager.ie/uploaded/7/SHC%201960-1969.pdf|title=Cork's Senior Hurling Championship Teams 1960-1969|publisher=[Cork GAA](/source/Cork_GAA)|date=|accessdate=2010-08-29|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411004923/http://www.sportsmanager.ie/uploaded/7/SHC%201960-1969.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After losing back-to-back Munster finals to Tipperray in 1964 and 1965, Cork hurling returned to centre stage in 1966. That year Doolan's side avoided Tipperary in the provincial championship and qualified for a Munster showdown with [Waterford](/source/Waterford_GAA). An entertaining hour of hurling followed, however, victory went to Cork by 4-9 to 2-9 for the first time in ten years. It was Doolan's first senior [Munster](/source/Munster_Senior_Hurling_Championship) winners' medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|title=Munster Senior Hurling Finals|publisher=[Munster GAA](/source/Munster_GAA)|date=|accessdate=2010-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073637/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|archive-date=2019-03-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> This victory allowed Cork to advance directly to the All-Ireland final where arch-rivals [Kilkenny](/source/Kilkenny_GAA) provided the opposition. It was the first meeting of these two great sides since 1947 and ‘the Cats’ were installed as the firm favourites. In spite of this a hat-trick of goals by [Colm Sheehan](/source/Colm_Sheehan) gave Cork a merited 3-9 to 1-10 victory over an [Eddie Keher](/source/Eddie_Keher)-inspired Kilkenny.  It was Doolan's first [All-Ireland](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship) winners' medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|title=Cork GAA profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=2010-08-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|archivedate=2009-02-16}}</ref>

Cork failed to retain their provincial and All-Ireland titles in 1967 while Tipperary trounced Cork by nine points in the Munster final a year later. Doolan left the Cork team following this defeat.

===Inter-provincial===
Doolan also had the honour of lining out with [Munster](/source/Munster_GAA) in the inter-provincial hurling competition and had some success. He first lined out with his province in 1967, however, Munster were defeated by [Leinster](/source/Leinster_GAA) on that occasion. Doolan was listed on the Munster team again in 1968. That year his province turned the tables on Leinster and a 0-14 to 0-10 victory gave Doolan a [Railway Cup](/source/Railway_Cup) winners' medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/railwaycuphurling.html |title=Munster Railway Cup Hurling Teams |publisher=[Munster GAA](/source/Munster_GAA) |accessdate=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719201124/http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/railwaycuphurling.html |archivedate=19 July 2008 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{succession box
| before=[Denis O'Riordan](/source/Denis_O'Riordan)
| title=[Cork Senior Hurling Captain](/source/List_of_Cork_senior_hurling_team_captains)
| years=1966
| after=[Gerald McCarthy](/source/Gerald_McCarthy_(hurler))
}}
{{s-end}}
{{Cork Hurling Team 1966}}

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Category:1940 births
Category:Living people
Category:St Finbarr's hurlers
Category:Cork inter-county hurlers
Category:Munster inter-provincial hurlers
Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen

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