Conor 'Claws' Clancy still putting his hand up for Clare

Ask Jamesie O’Connor to describe Conor Clancy and the word he constantly uses is selfless. Back when they were players with St Flannan’s and Clare, Clancy and his claw won the ball, popped it off to Jamesie and Jamesie popped it over the bar.  These days, Clancy is still sticking his hand up for the Clare cause. 

Conor Clancy at Kilmaley GAA Pitch. Picture : Eamon Ward

"I couldn’t figure [Conor] Clancy out. He just kept to himself but he was relaxed and couldn’t be intimidated. He’s the definition of courage. So brave that he’d put up that hand anywhere. The punishment he’s taken would have killed anybody else.... He was highly regarded by all of us because of his wholeheartedness. Somebody was needed to mix it up and there was none better than Clancy. He was the man who made the openings for Jamesie and Sparrow. He threw himself at everything." 

Ger Loughnane, Raising The Banner, 2001