Researching Colm Callanan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 64 people with the Callanan surname? In that year Callanan was ranked number 3515 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Colm means "Dove" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Colm Callanan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Colm Callanan and the Callanan Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 415 people with the Callanan surname in the UK? Callanan is now ranked number 3650 for popularity in the UK. |
Callanan Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Callanan surname in the USA? Callanan is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Colm Callanan
Colm Callanan
Colm Callanan (born 18 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Kinvara. He played for the Galway senior hurling team for 12 years, during which time he lined out as a goalkeeper.
Born in Kinvara, County Galway, Callanan was born into a strong hurling family. His mother, Mary Daly, played camogie and was an All-Ireland medal winner with Athenry while also playing for Galway and Connacht.
Callanan first played competitive hurling with the Kinvara club at juvenile and underage levels. In spite of beginning his club career as an outfield player, he was eighteen when he became the goalkeeper on the club's senior team.
Callanan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he was selected for the Galway minor team. He won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in 2000 before later joining the Galway under-21 team. Callanan made his senior debut during the 2007 championship and has since enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 2017. He has also won two Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals.
In November 2019, Callanan announced his retirement form inter-county hurling.
Source: Colm Callanan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Callanan
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