Bill O'Callaghan

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| name = William O’Callaghan

| irish = Liam Ó Ceallacháin

| fullname = William Henry O'Callaghan

| nickname = Bill

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| occupation = Telegraph clerk

| county = Cork

| province = Munster

| club = Redmond's

| clposition = Forward

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| icposition = Forward

| icyears = 1892-1893

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| birth_date = 1868

| birth_place=Cork, Ireland

| death_date = 16 January 1946 (aged 77)

| death_place=Dorset, England

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William Henry O’Callaghan (1868 – 16 January 1946) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.

Born in Cork, O'Callaghan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1892 championship. O'Callaghan immediately became a regular member of the team and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. In 1892 O'Callaghan captained the team to the All-Ireland title.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/cork/Profile.aspx|title=Cork GAA profile|publisher=Hogan Stand website|accessdate=18 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|archive-date=2009-02-16|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|title=Senior Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|accessdate=18 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124423/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

At club level O'Callaghan was a one-time championship medalist with Redmond's.{{fact|date=July 2021}}

Throughout his career O'Callaghan made just two championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1893 championship.{{fact|date=July 2021}}

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title=Cork Senior Hurling Captain|

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Category:1868 births

Category:1946 deaths

Category:Redmond's hurlers

Category:Cork inter-county hurlers

Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners