| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Mac Cochláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
18 August 1898 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
18 August 1965 (aged 67) Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Ballyhea | ||
| Occupation | Cork Harbour Board employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1925-1931 | Cork | 15 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
John "Ballyhea" Coughlan (18 August 1898 – 18 August 1965) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.
Born in Blackrock, County Cork, Coughlan first played competitive hurling in his youthSchool. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-seven when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1925 championship. Coughlan later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals.
At club level Coughlan was a seven-time championship medallist with Blackrock.
His father, Pat, his uncles, Tom, Denis and Dan, and his brother, Eudie, are all hurlers.[1]
Coughlan made a total of 15 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1931 championship.