Mick Derivan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Doirbheáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Corner-back | ||
| Born | Tynagh, County Galway | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tynagh | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1920s | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Mick Dervan (born 22 March 1888) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Tynagh and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1920s. Dervan is regarded as one of Galway’s greatest-ever players.
Dervan played his club hurling with his local club in Tynagh and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county title in 1920. Dervan added further county medals to his collection in 1922, 1923, 1925 and 1928.
Dervan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Galway in the early 1920s. At the time Galway were unopposed in the Connacht Championship and had an easy passage to the All-Ireland semi-final every year. Dervan‘s side lost to Dublin and Limerick respectively in the All-Ireland semi-finals of 1920 and 1921.
In 1922 the Connacht championship was revived for the first time since 1917. That year Dervan collected a Connacht title as Galway defeated Roscommon in the provincial final. The men from the West were later defeated by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.
In 1923 Galway were unopposed n Connacht once again and went straight into the All-Ireland semi-final. Kilkenny, the All-Ireland champions of 1922, provided the opposition in that game, however, Galway emerged victorious by 5-4 to 2-0. For the first time since the inaugural championship in 1887 Galway had reached the All-Ireland final. Limerick, winners of the All-Ireland semi-final over Donegal, were the opponents, however, the team refused to play until all Civil War prisoners were released. Limerick were initially disqualified and the title awarded to Galway, however, the game eventually took place. Mick Gill’s tactic of dropping the sliothar into the square paid dividends as Galway won the game by 7-3 to 4-5. Not only was it Derivan’s first All-Ireland title but it was also the first time that the county had won the championship.
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