Irish name Micheal O Maothagain Cork titles 5 Sport Gaelic Football Name Mick Mehigan | Position Left wing-back All irelands 1 Years Club | |
Occupation County Council Official | ||
Michael "Mick" Mehigan (12 September 1886 - 20 December 1955) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team.
Mehigan made his first appearance for the team during the 1906 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals. In 1911 Mehigan captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
At club level Mehigan was a multiple county championship medalist with Lees. He began his club career with Clonakilty.
Mehigan hailed from a family with a strong association with Gaelic games. His younger brother, Denis, followed him onto the Cork football team. His elder brother, Paddy, played both hurling and football for Cork and London and was later a pioneering Gaelic games journalist. A great grand-nephew, Owen Sexton, played for Cork in the 2000s.