He played hurling for his local club Fedamore and at senior level for the Limerick county team from 1928 until 1940.
All this changed in 1933 when Limerick defeated the reigning provincial champions of Clare, giving Clohessy his first Munster title.
In 1934 Limerick began their fight back with Clohessy added a second Munster medal to his collection as the team beat Waterford.
Limerick had a run of 31 unbeaten games; however, Kilkenny put an end to this by defeating Clohessy's team by just a single point.
In 1937 Clohessy captured a fourth consecutive National League medal; however, Limerick later lost their provincial title for the first time since 1932.
[3] His nephew Peadar Clohessy was a Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats TD for Limerick East in the 1980s and 1990s.