Personal Life
Born in Inniscarra, County Cork, McDonnell was educated at the local national school before later attending Presentation Brothers College. As well as concentrating on hurling, he also played rugby in the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup at a time when the Gaelic Athletic Association had a "ban" on anyone playing "foreign sports".
McDonnell subsequently studied at University College Cork and qualified as a science teacher. He subsequently taught at Coláiste Iognaid Rís in Cork before moving to the then new Bishopstown Community School in 1979. McDonnell eventually rose to the position of principal of the school.
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