Columba Cryan


Thomas Columba Cryan was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's and at inter-county level with the Leitrim [senior football team].

Playing career

Educated at Blackrock College in Dublin, Cryan first played Gaelic football with the Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's club. He captained the team to the Leitrim [Senior Football Championship|Leitrim SFC] title in 1956.
Cryan first played for Leitrim as a member of the All-Ireland [Minor Football Championship|minor team] in 1947. He progressed to the All-Ireland [Junior Football Championship|junior team] and won a Connacht [Junior Football Championship|Connacht JFC] medal in 1952. Cryan was part of the Leitrim senior [football team] that lost four consecutive Connacht SFC finals to Galway from 1957 to 1961. He was also a sub on the Connacht team that won back-to-back Railway Cup titles in 1957 and 1958. Cryan ended his inter-county career by claiming a second Connacht JFC medal in 1962.

Death

Cryan died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 94.

Honours

;Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
;Leitrim