Tom Mulholland (Gaelic footballer)

Tom Mulholland (8 March 1936 – 20 April 2020) was a Gaelic footballer. He played senior football for Kilkerley Emmets, Louth and Leinster. He was also honorary president of the Kilkerley Emmets club.[1]

Tom Mulholland
Personal information
Born (1936-03-08)8 March 1936
Died 20 April 2020(2020-04-20) (aged 84)
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,
Drogheda, Louth
Occupation Dairy farmer[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
 Kilkerley Emmets
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Louth

Mulholland lived in the village of Kilkerley, near Dundalk, where he was a dairy farmer.[1] He had six sisters and one brother.[2] He was married in 1968 and had eight children.[1][2] Some of his children played football and camogie at various levels.[1] Mulholland pursued his involvement in athletics until he was in his seventies.[1]

After an outbreak of COVID-19 at Dealgan House Nursing Home (where he resided), during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, Mulholland was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda where he died on 20 April 2020.[1][2]

References
  1. Kenny, Ciara (9 May 2020). "Tom Mulholland obituary: Great athlete who represented Louth and Leinster". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "Thomas (Tommy) Mulholland". RIP.ie. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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