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| Native name | Nioclás Ó Clamháin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Nick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
References
- "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.