Ray Carolan

Ray Carolan is a former Gaelic footballer from County Cavan who played for the Cavan county team as a midfielder. Born in 1943, he played his club football for 22 years with Cross and later with Cuchulainns, the club formed in 1969 by the amalgamation of Cross and Mullagh. His career began at St Patrick's College Cavan, where he won the MacRory Cup in 1961 and captained the team to victory again in 1962. He played for Cavan at senior level from 1962 to 1974 and also played for Ulster in the Railway Cup, winning medals with the province in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1971, and he captained the Ulster team in 1970. His honours include four Ulster Senior Championship medals and two Wembley Cup medals in 1966 and 1967, and he was selected at centre field on the Cavan Team of the Century. He later managed the Cavan junior team that won the Ulster Junior Championship in 1984 and worked as a farmer.