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Blennerville
Blennerville (Irish: Cathair Uí Mhóráin) is a small village and suburb of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town centre on the N86 road to Dingle, where the River Lee enters Tralee Bay. The village was formerly Tralee's port, and is connected to the town centre by a ship canal. Part of Blennerville electoral division falls within the area of Tralee Town Council, and at the 2006 census had a population of 157. The remaining portion, outside the town boundaries, had a 2006 population of 554.
Blennerville was originally called Cathair Uí Mhóráin (anglicised as Cahermoraun or Cahirmoreaun), and it has been speculated that it was the ancient site of the Tramore ford, the only escape route afforded to the 15th Earl of Desmond from Tralee towards the south, before his capture and execution in 1583.
A bridge was built at the site in 1751, and in 1783 Sir Rowland Blennerhassett renamed it Blennerville after his family.[citation needed] The Blennerville Windmill was built in 1800, but had fallen into ruins by 1846.
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County Kerry
County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. Kerry County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 145,048 according to the 2011 census.
Kerry is the 5th largest of the 32 counties of Ireland by area and the 13th largest by population. Uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties: County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The county town is Tralee. The diocesan see is Killarney, which is one of Ireland's most famous tourist destinations. The Lakes of Killarney, an area of outstanding natural beauty, are located in Killarney National Park. The tip of the Dingle Peninsula is the most westerly point of Ireland.
There are nine historic baronies in the county. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. Their official status is illustrated by Placenames Orders made since 2003, where official Irish names of baronies are listed under "Administrative units".
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Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 08°00′W / 53.333°N 8°W / 53.333; -8
Ireland (pronounced [ˈaɪrlənd] (
listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster Scots: Airlann or Airlan) is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth. To its east is the larger island of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea.
Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland, which covers just under five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, which covers the remainder and is located in the northeast of the island. The population of Ireland is approximately 6.4 million. Just under 4.6 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just under 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.
Relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain epitomise Ireland's geography with several navigable rivers extending inland. The island has lush vegetation, a product of its mild but changeable oceanic climate, which avoids extremes in temperature. Thick woodlands covered the island until the 17th century. Today, it is one of the most deforested areas in Europe. There are twenty-six extant mammal species native to Ireland.
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Killarney
Killarney (Irish: Cill Airne, meaning "church of sloes") is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, which is part of Killarney National Park. The town and its hinterland is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross House and Abbey, the Lakes of Killarney, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Purple Mountain, Mangerton Mountain, the Gap of Dunloe and Torc Waterfall. Owing to its natural heritage, history and its location on the Ring of Kerry, Killarney is a popular tourist destination.
Killarney was bestowed the prestigious "Best Kept Town" award in 2007 in a cross-border competition jointly organised by the Department of the Environment and the Northern Ireland Amenity Council. In 2011 it was named Ireland's tidiest town and the cleanest town in the country by Irish Business Against Litter.
Killarney has featured prominently in early Irish history, with religious settlements playing an important part of its recorded history. Its first significantly historical settlement was the monastery on nearby Innisfallen Island founded in 640 by St. Finian the Leper, which was occupied for approximately 850 years.
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Knocknagoshel
Knocknagoshel, officially Knocknagashel (Irish: Cnoc na gCaiseal, meaning "hill of the stone ringfort"), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. According to the 2006 census, the population of the parish was 760.
Knocknagoshel is a place remembered in Irish history for the extraordinary banner carried aloft by local men at a rally addressed by Irish politician, Charles Stewart Parnell, in Newcastle West in 1891. "Arise Knocknagoshel, and take your place among the nations of the earth!" The banner bearing of 1891 is today commemorated with a plaque on the gable end of a house in the centre of Knocknagoshel village.
Just outside the village is a steeply inclined field, which in 1923 was part of Baranarigh Wood, where five soldiers of the Irish Free State National Army were killed by a booby trap mine on 6 March of that year during the Irish Civil War. The men killed at Knocknagoshel included three officers and two privates, one of whom was a local man. Lieutenant Pat O’Connor was targeted by the Anti-Treaty IRA because of his knowledge of the local I.R.A. organisation and the men involved in it and because of the energetic manner in which he pursued the Anti-Treaty guerrillas. The soldiers were lured into the trap by false information about a Republican dug out in the area. The atrocity was to lead to a series of reprisals against the anti-treaty side and the Free State troops killed 19 Republican prisoners in county Limerick over the following two weeks (see Executions during the Irish Civil War).
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Moyvane
Moyvane (Irish: Maigh Mheáin, meaning "main or middle plain") is a small village in County Kerry in the south west of Ireland. It is situated off the N69 road between Listowel to the South-West and Tarbert to the North. The village of Knockanure lies to the immediate South. The parish in which the village is located is now also known as the "Parish of Moyvane", it was originally called the parish of Murhur, this was part of the ancient "Barony of Iraghticonnor", it seldom featured in the history books in conjunction with the stories of the Barony, hence very little writing exists about the parish. The village had been located on the lands of Landlord George Sands in the early 1880s and around 1886, after a forceful eviction of some of his tenants, the name of the village was changed to "NewtownDillon" after "John Dillon". However, this didn't stick and the name remained unchanged until 1916 when another name-change was attempted: this time to "NewtownClarke" after the 1916 Easter Rising leader "Thomas Clarke".
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Aidan Healy
Aidan Healy is a hurler from Co. Kerry. He playes with Kerry and Abbeydorney. He won a Christy Ring Cup All Star in 2006. He was part of the Abbeydorney team that made it to the 2005 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship but lost out after a re-play to Lixnaw
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Aidan O'Mahony
Aidan O'Mahony (born 8 June 1980 in County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kerry senior football team. O'Mahony is a member of An Garda Síochána. O'Mahony played for Kerry's U21 team in 2000 and 2001. O'Mahony made his debut for the Kerry senior football team in the 2003 League Campaign and versus Clare in the Championship in 2004. He was on the starting team on the 2004 All-Ireland winning team against Mayo. He repeated the performance in the 2006 All-Ireland final which was also against Mayo. Kerry dominated the game, and Mayo were defeated easily by a scoreline of 4-15 to 3-05, and O'Mahony picked up the RTÉ Man of the Match Award for his marking of Ciaran MacDonald and scoring of 2 points. He won further All-Ireland medals in 2006 and 2007, gaining an All-Star in each of those years. O'Mahony has two National Football league medals for Kerry from 2004 and 2005. He has also won the Munster club championship with his club Rathmore.
In 2008, O'Mahony again played an important part as Kerry reached the All-Ireland final, defeating Cork in the semi-final. Many Cork fans were angered by O'Mahony's role in the sending off of Cork forward Donnacha O'Connor. His collapse to the ground after O'Connor slapped him was described as a deliberate dive. In 2010 O'Mahony announced he was taking a break from inter-county football after Kerry's National Football League Campaign for personal reasons, he however returned to the panel for the Championship.
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Barry John Keane
Keane, Barry John is an Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA and has played with them at minor Under 21 and seinor level. He is the grandson of the famous former Kerry player John Dowling. He plays with the Kerins O'Rahilly's club in Tralee. Barry John made his Championship debut for Kerry against Tipperary in 2010 at Semple Stadium.
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Brendan Kealy
Brendan Joseph David Kealy (born 10 April 1986 in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Kilcummin and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2010.
He also played with Kerry at underage, winning Munster Championships at minor level in 2003 & 2004, he also played in the 2004 All Ireland Final but Kerry lost out to Tyrone on the day. He had little success at Under 21 level.
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Bryan Sheehan
Bryan Sheehan is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the St. Mary's club, South Kerry divisional side and Kerry county team.
Sheehan was a member of the Kerry squad for the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship from 2001 to 2003, winning the Munster Minor Football Championship on all 3 occasions. He played in goal for 2 of those wins in 2001 and 2002, captaining the 2002 team. He played as a forward in the 2003 win. He played with the Kerry team in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 2003 and 2004. His first National Football League game with Kerry seniors came in 2005, and in the same year he made his All-Ireland Senior Football Championship debut against Cork GAA in the Munster Senior Football Championship. Sheehan has 4 All-Ireland senior medals (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009). In 2010 he became Kerry captain for the year. He is noted as a skilful forward and a fine long-range freetaker.
In 2010 he helped his club St. Mary's Cahirciveen win the County and Munster Junior championships and in 2011 added the All Ireland championship.
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Charlie Nelligan
Charlie Nelligan (born 1957 in Castleisland, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Castleisland Desmonds and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1991. He also played sccoer with Home Farm F.C. in Dublin and with the Irish amateur team.
Nelligan played his club football with his local Castleisland Desmonds club and enjoyed much success. He won a number of county club championship titles with Castleisland throughout the 1980s and 1990s. These victories allowed the club to represent the county in the provincial club championship. A 2-6 to 0-9 defeat of the famous St. Finbarr's club gave Nelligan a coveted Munster club winners' medal. He later lined out in Croke Park for the All-Ireland final against St. Vincents of Dublin. In one of the most dramatic endings ever a fifty-eighth minute goal gave Castleisland a 2-2 to 0-7 victory. The win gave Nelligan a coveted All-Ireland club winners' medal.
Nelligan collected a second consecutive Munster club winners' medal in 1985 as the mighty 'Barr's' were defeated for the second consecutive year. Castleisland later qualified for another All-Ireland final. This time Burren provided the opposition and the game was another close affair. A second-half goal secured the title for Burran as Nelligan's side were defeated by 1-10 to 1-6.
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Christy Ring
Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring (12 October 1920 - 2 March 1979), better known as Christy Ring, was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Glen Rovers club from 1941 until 1967 and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1939 until 1963. Ring is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game. Many former players, commentators and fans rate him as the number one player of all-time.
In a game as mythologised as hurling, Ring's universally accepted pre-eminence is remarkable. Yet, he possessed everything from talent and ferocious application to longevity and a string of records. Obsessive about the game, he worked relentlessly to sustain a formidable array of techniques, complemented by great vision and anticipation. A shamanistic sense of his own distinctness added to a reputation for eccentricity, but Ring's greatness, coupled with his physical resilience and resourcefulness, also demoralised opponents.
Ring's status as one of the all-time greats is self-evident. His record of 64 appearances in championship games stood until 2011 when it was surpassed by Brendan Cummins of Tipperary, while his tally of 33 goals and 208 points in these games was a record score which stood until the 1970s when it was surpassed by Eddie Keher. His haul of eight senior All-Ireland medals, all won on the field of play, was a record which stood for over a decade until it was equalled by John Doyle. Ring also won a record eighteen Railway Cup medals with Munster. No other player in the history of the competition has gone into double figures. Ring is also one of only three hurling men to captain his county to three All-Ireland successes.
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Colm Cooper
Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper (born 3 June 1983 in Killarney, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Dr. Croke’s and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2002. Cooper is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.
Cooper helped Dr. Crokes win the 2000 Kerry Senior Football Championship, aged just 16. They beat An Ghaeltacht in the final.
Crokes reached the Kerry final again in 2005 and 2006, but were defeated on both occasions by South Kerry. However, South Kerry are a divisional side and not a club, therefore Crokes qualified to represent the county in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. In 2006 Dr. Crokes won the Munster Club Championship, beating The Nire of Waterford in the decider. They advanced to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship after beating Moorefield of Kildare after a replay in the semi-final, and faced Crossmaglen of Armagh in the All-Ireland Club final in March 2007. The game finished in a draw. Crossmaglen won the replay to claim their fourth All-Ireland title. In 2010 Cooper played a vital role in beating Austin Stacks in Tralee in the Championship final finally giving Dr. Crokes the title after the 3 losses in finals. Cooper and Crokes were back again in 2011 to win back to back county titles.
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Connie Murphy
Cornelius David Murphy (November 1, 1870 – December 14, 1945) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of two seasons, 1893 and 1894, for the Cincinnati Reds. Murphy's minor league baseball career spanned seventeen seasons, from 1889 until 1905.
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Dan O'Keeffe
Daniel 'Danno' O'Keeffe (1907 – 2 June 1967) was an Irish sportsman. He played Gaelic football with Kerins O'Rahilly's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1931 until 1948. O'Keeffe is universally regarded as the greatest Gaelic football goalkeeper of all-time.
In a senior inter-county career that spanned two decades, O'Keeffe won every honour in the game at senior level. He became the first player to win seven All-Ireland medals, a record which wasn't exceeded until 1986. O'Keeffe's appearance in ten All-Ireland finals was also a long-held record. He won a record thirteen Munster medals, (Still holds the title)one National Football League medal and three Railway Cup medals with Munster.
O'Keeffe has also been the recipient of many awards off the field. He was posthumously named on the GAA's's Football Team of the Century and the Team of the Millennium, cementing is reputation as Gaelic football's greatest-ever custodian.
Was married to Maureen Moriarty and is survived be his 2 Children, Dónal & Maura, 8 Grand Children, Mary, Helen, Dónal Jr, Padraig, Alida, Danielle, Gráinne & Barbara, and 5 Great Grand Children, Brian, Alanah, Robin, Ciarán, Ogie, & Bronwyn.
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Daniel Bohane
Daniel Bohan is an Irish Gaelic footballer. A Financial Advisor by profession, he plays with the Austin Stacks club of Tralee and is a member of the Kerry county squad. He is a versatile player who can provide cover for a number of positions. For his club he usually plays Full Back or Right Corner Back, a position he has excelled in for the Kerry Panel as well.
He played his first League Game for Kerry as Full Back on Saturday, 31 March, 2007 when they played Tyrone and got a draw (Kerry 0-9 Tyrone 0-9). As a member of the 2007 championship panel he won an All Ireland medal that year without actually playing a game. He played his first championship game in 2008 against Clare when he come on as a substitute for Tommy Griffin after 63 minutes in the Right Wing Back position. Bohane made a name of himself when Kerry beat Galway in the All Ireland quarter-final, performing well when he came on as a substitute for Séamus Scanlon and looking good at midfield. During the semi-final versus Cork he did not play in the first game but he came on as a substitute 2 minutes into injury time for Tommy Walsh as a Right Wing Forward during the replay. In 2008 he played in 3 championship games as a substitute, was selected in the first 15 for 2 out of 7 games (substituted in both) and came on as substitute in 4 games. He scored 1 point in the 2008 League.
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Darragh O'Connell
Darragh O'Connell (born 1990 in Abbeydorney, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Abbeydorney and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2010.
He has had much success at intercounty level. In 2010 in his first year as part of the senior team he helped Kerry win the National League Civ 3A title and later to a place in the Christy Ring Cup final witch Kerry lost by a point to Westmeath; he later won a Christy Ring Cup All Star. In 2011 Kerry were back in the Christy Ring Cup final; this time they won beating Wicklow. He also won All Ireland Under 21 B titles in 2009 and 2010, 2011.
He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011.
He has yet to win a senior county championship with Abbeydorney but won a minor championship in 2008.
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Darragh Ó Sé
Darragh Ó Sé (born 1 April 1975 in Ard an Bhóthair, Ventry, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club An Ghaeltacht and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1994 until 2009. Ó Sé has made more championship appearances (81 appearances scoring one goal and 31 points) than any other player in the history of the game. He also appeared for Kerry in 95 National Football League games scoring one goal and 26 points.
Ó Sé plays his club football with his local club called an Ghaeltacht and has enjoyed a great deal of success during his career. He made his debut with the club's senior team in 1992 and has been an ever-present fixture at midfield since then.
In 2000 an Ghaeltacht reached the final of the county senior championship for the very first time. Ó Sé's side were the red-hot favourites going into the match, however, all did not go as planned as Dr. Croke's took charge. A hard-fought 1-4 to 0-6 score line resulted in defeat for an Ghaeltacht.
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Darran O'Sullivan
Darran O'Sullivan (born 3 May 1986 in London, England) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Glenbeigh-Glencar, his divisional side Mid Kerry and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2005. O'Sullivan captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 2009. While in London he also played soccer with Queens Park Rangers F.C. youth teams.
While still in London, O'Sullivan began his under-age football career with Tir Chonaill Gaels. After moving to Kerry in the late 1990s he immediately joined the local Glenbeigh-Glencar club, while he has also lined out with the Mid Kerry divisional side.
In his short club football career O'Sullivan has enjoyed much success. In 2004 he was the star player when Glenbeigh-Glencar defeated Churchill by 2-5 to 1-6 to take the county novice football championship.
With Mid Kerry O'Sullivan lined out in the final of the county senior championship in 2008. Kerins O'Rahilly's provided the opposition on that occasion, however, the game ended in a draw. The replay was also an exciting affair with Kerins O'Rahilly's heading for victory with the game entering the dying minutes. Mid Kerry launched one final attack that finished with Ian Twiss being upended in the O’Rahilly’s square. The referee showed no hesitation pointing to the spot and up stepped Aidan O'Shea to guarantee himself hero status in Mid Kerry. After converting the penalty Mid Kerry took a 1-7 to 0-9 lead. With that the game was over and O'Sullivan collected his first county senior championship winners' medal. Because divisional sides are not allowed to take part in the provincial club championship, county runners-up Kerins O'Rahilly's represented the county in Munster.
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Darren O'Sullivan
Darran O'Sullivan (born 3 May 1986 in London, England) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Glenbeigh-Glencar, his divisional side Mid Kerry and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2005. O'Sullivan captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 2009. While in London he also played soccer with Queens Park Rangers F.C. youth teams.
While still in London, O'Sullivan began his under-age football career with Tir Chonaill Gaels. After moving to Kerry in the late 1990s he immediately joined the local Glenbeigh-Glencar club, while he has also lined out with the Mid Kerry divisional side.
In his short club football career O'Sullivan has enjoyed much success. In 2004 he was the star player when Glenbeigh-Glencar defeated Churchill by 2-5 to 1-6 to take the county novice football championship.
With Mid Kerry O'Sullivan lined out in the final of the county senior championship in 2008. Kerins O'Rahilly's provided the opposition on that occasion, however, the game ended in a draw. The replay was also an exciting affair with Kerins O'Rahilly's heading for victory with the game entering the dying minutes. Mid Kerry launched one final attack that finished with Ian Twiss being upended in the O’Rahilly’s square. The referee showed no hesitation pointing to the spot and up stepped Aidan O'Shea to guarantee himself hero status in Mid Kerry. After converting the penalty Mid Kerry took a 1-7 to 0-9 lead. With that the game was over and O'Sullivan collected his first county senior championship winners' medal. Because divisional sides are not allowed to take part in the provincial club championship, county runners-up Kerins O'Rahilly's represented the county in Munster.
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David Moran
David Moran is an Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA at under-21 and Senior levels. Moran is the son of the famous former Kerry player and manager Denis 'Ogie' Moran.
Moran played with Esther in the 2007 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final, and is a current player with the county in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship. He was added to the Kerry senior squad for the 2008 National Football League and appeared in the first three games against Donegal GAA,Tyrone GAA and Derry GAA. He won the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry. He has since made championship appearances in Cedar Swamp with the senior team and started a game against Botts in 2012.
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David O'Callaghan
David O'Callaghan is an Irish hurler and former Gaelic football player who played for Dublin. David currently plays both Gaelic football and Hurling for his home club St Marks.
O'Callaghan is a Dublin hurler, who made a decision in 2005 to concentrate on Gaelic football.[2] David has two Leinster senior football medals although he is yet to establish himself as a player on the starting panel. O'Callaghans club St Marks won the Senior Club Hurling 'B' Championship in 2006. David finished the game with a total of 0-05 points in the clubs famous victory. St Marks won the Intermediate championship in 2005 taking them to the Senior Club Hurling 'B' championship in 2006 and now this years win will entitle them to play in the 'A' championship with Dublins top clubs. In honour of O'Callaghans hurling club performances for St Marks in 2006, he was named on the 2006 Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Blue Star hurling XV.[3] He won the Leinster Minor football championship with Dublin in 2001.[4]
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Declan O'Keeffe
Declan O'Keeffe (born 1972 in Rathmore, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football at various times with his local clubs Rathmore in Kerry and Clooney/Quin and St Josephs Doora-Barefield in Clare. He was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1996 until 2003. He won All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in 1997 & 2000. He also won a All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 1994. He won Munster Under-21 Football Championship medals in 1992 and 1993, and a Munster Minor Football Championship medal in 1990. He won a International Rules in 1999 and a Railway Cup. He won 3 County Championships with East Kerry in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
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Declan O'Sullivan
Declan O'Sullivan (born 1983 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Dromid Pearses, his divisional side South Kerry and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2003. O'Sullivan captained Kerry to back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 2006 and 2007.
South Kerry
O'Sullivan plays his club football with his local club Dromid Pearses and with his divisional side South Kerry and has enjoyed much success. After garnering minor and under-21 county titles with South Kerry, he later went on to become a star at senior level.
In 2004 O'Sullivan tasted victory for the first time as a footballer when South Kerry qualified for the final of the county senior championship. The opponents on that occasion were Laune Rangers. The divisional side were far too powerful on that occasion and secured a 1-13 to 2-5 victory. It was O'Sullivan's first county senior winners' medal.
O'Sullvan's South Kerry side reached the county final again in 2005, this time with Dr. Croke's providing the opposition. In what was considered a dream final, the game turned into a close affair. After the sixty minutes South Kerry retained their title and O'Sullivan picked up a second county winners' medal.
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Diarmuid Murphy
Diarmuid Murphy (born 22 August 1975 in An Daingean, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club An Daingean and was the goalkeeper on the Kerry senior inter-county team from 2004 until 2009. In August 2010 it was announced that Murphy would join the Kerry management as a selector under coach Jack O'Connor.
2004 saw Jack O'Connor take over as manager of the Kerry team. He was not the only change in personnel, as Murphy replaced Declan O'Keeffe as the first-choice goalkeeper on the team. He was twenty-eight years old. The year began well with Kerry reaching the final of the National League. An exciting 3-11 to 1-6 victory saw Kerry claim the title and Murphy picked up a first National Football League winners’ medal. 'The Kingdom' subsequently booked their almost annual spot in the provincial final and, for the second year in succession, Limerick were the opponents. Surprisingly, that game ended in a 1-10 apiece draw. The replay was also a close-run affair; however, Kerry never really looked in danger of losing. A 3-10 to 2-9 victory gave Murphy a coveted Munster winners’ medal. The All-Ireland series proved no difficulty for Kerry, and ‘the Kingdom’ booked their place in the All-Ireland final against Mayo. An early goal from Alan Dillon gave the Connacht men some hope, however, the game was effectively over after twenty-five minutes when Colm Cooper scored Kerry’s only goal of the day. The points kept coming from Murphy's team and an injury-time Michael Conroy goal was nothing but a consolation for Mayo. A 1-20 to 2-9 victory gave Murphy his first All-Ireland winners’ medal. Murphy was later presented with his first All-Star award.
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Donie O'Sullivan
Donie O'Sullivan (Irish: Dónal Ó Súilleabháin) (born 1940 in Killarney, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Spa and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1962 until 1975. He was Kerrys first All Star in 1971 and won a second in 1972.
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Donnacha Walsh
Donnchadh Walsh is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays his football with the Cromane club, the Mid Kerry divisional side and the Kerry county panel.
Walsh is a midfielder and forward. He was described as a 'star' and a 'teen sensation' for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He won the Munster Minor Football Championship with Kerry in 2001 and 2002.
He was first selected for the senior squad in 2003. Despite his status as a highly promising player, Walsh did not make the breakthrough to All-Ireland Senior Football Championship football with Kerry until 2008. However, he was being tipped to do following an excellent 2007 season in the Kerry Senior Football Championship with Mid Kerry. He was also given his chance in the National Football League 2008. His first Munster Senior Football Championship game came in the final of July 2008. Walsh started and scored 1–1, but Cork defeated Kerry with a second-half comeback.
Walsh is a keen collector of Fabergé eggs, and was featured on RTE's nationwide program displaying and discussing his collection in Summer 2012.
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Eamonn Breen
Éamonn Breen was a Gaelic footballer from County Kerry. He was an All Ireland Madel and an All Star with Kerry in 1997. He also won an Under 21 All Ireland in 1990. He played his club football with Finuge where he won County Junior Championship Medals in 2002 and 2004 he added Munster Medals in both those years and an All Ireland in 2005.
Flynn, Neil (2009). 36 and Counting....Kerry's Footballer story to 2009. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4269-2070-7.
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Eoin Brosnan
Eoin Brosnan is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays at centre forward. He is a member of the for Kerry senior county team and plays his club football for Dr. Crokes. He is particularly renowned for his goal-scoring ability. He is a qualified solicitor, and works in his father Niall's practice in Killarney.
Brosnan made his Kerry Senior debut against Louth in 2000. He has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title with Kerry on three occasions - 2004, 2006 and 2007. The 2004 and 2006 finals were played against Mayo, while the 2007 final was against Cork Cork. In the 2006 tie, Brosnan came on as a substitute in place of Tomás Ó Sé against Mayo and scored 1-01. In the 2007 game he scored one point and set up another, but it was his defensive qualities that shone through as he kept his opposite number, the previously influential Noel O'Leary, very quiet and had two impressive block-downs. In 2008, Kerry again reached the All-Ireland final, but lost to Tyrone, and there was some criticism of the decision to select Brosnan. He has also won two National League titles (2004 and 2006) and five Munster Championship medals (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) with Kerry. Brosnan played a key role in Kerry's defense after a stint in retirement. He remains one of their key players.
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Eoin Liston
Eoin 'Bomber' Liston (born 16 October 1957 in Ballybunion, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Beale, his divisional side Shannon Rangers and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1978 until 1993. Liston is regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards in the history of the game.
Liston played his club football with his local club called Beale. He lined out in the county championship with Shannon Rangers. In 1977 he was a member of the side that defeated Feale Rangers to take the county senior championship title. It was Liston's only victory in the county championship.
He never played minor football for Kerry. By the late 1970s Liston had joined the Kerry under-21 football team, He captured a Munster title in this grade in 1977 following a two-goal defeat of Cork. Liston's side later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Down providing the opposition. A 1-11 to 1-5 score line gave Kerry the victory and gave Liston a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal.
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Ger O'Keeffe
Ger O'Keeffe (born 1952 in Tralee, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1982 and was a member of the Kerry Four in a Row All-Ireland team from 1978 to 1981. He was Kerry captain in 1977 when Kerry lost to Dublin. He was a senior selector for the Kerry senior inter-county team from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2009 until now. He was also a selector with Jack O'Connor for the Kerry U21 team in 2002 and 2008. He won an All Ireland u21 medal in 1973 and won an All Ireland Club title with his club Austin Stacks in 1977.
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Ger Power
Ger Power (born 27 June 1952 in Annacotty, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1988. Power captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1980.
Ger Power was born in Annacotty, County Limerick in 1952. He was little over a week old when his father, Jackie Power, who worked for CIÉ, was transferred to Tralee in County Kerry. Jackie was a great hurler with Limerick in the 1930s and 1940s, winning three All-Ireland medals in 1934, 1936 and 1940. He later played hurling with Kerry and was a huge influence on his son’s sporting career. Ger Power began his inter-county career with the Kerry under-16 hurling team, however, he soon realised that football was the most important sport to Kerry people.
Power played his club football with the famed Austin Stacks in Tralee. He showed exceptional talent from a young age and played a key role when the club won an under-16 county championship. Power subsequently won seven Kerry SFC titles with the club throughout the 1970s and 1980s. One of these county titles was converted into an All-Ireland title in 1977.
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Jack O'Connor (GAA)
Jack O'Connor (born 23 October 1960 in Toorsaleen, County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local club Dromid Pearses from the 1970s until the early 2000s and is currently in his second term as manager of the Kerry senior inter-county team. O'Connor has guided Kerry to All-Ireland titles in 2004, 2006 and 2009.
Jack O'Connor was born in Toorsaleen,Mastergeehy County Kerry in 1960. The youngest of nine children born to Michael and Síle O'Connor, he was educated locally at Caslagh national school before later attending Scoil Uí Chonaill in Cahersiveen. It was here that O'Connor's football skills were developed and he was picked for the Kerry vocational schools team in 1977 and 1978. Defeats of Kildare and Mayo respectively gave O'Connor back-to-back All-Ireland winners' medals in this competition.
After completing his secondary education O'Connor moved on to Maynooth College where he obtained a B.A, H.dip Ed in Spanish and Irish. His first teaching job was at Waterville Tech. He progressed from there to his alma mater, Scoil Ui Chonaill, where he remained on the teaching staff until 1999. Here O'Connor became involved in training the school's football team and he enjoyed much success as a coach. In 1997 he guided Scoil Uí Chonaill to the Kerry county title in the vocational schools championship. A Munster title quickly followed before an All-Ireland final showdown with St. Malachy's from Castlewellan. O'Connor's side were victorious on that occasion.
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Jack O'Shea
Jack O’Shea (born 19 November 1957 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football at various times with his local clubs St. Mary’s in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1992. O’Shea is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.
He is currently a respected media pundit with a regular column in the sports section of the Irish edition of the Sunday Times. His son Aidan made his debut for the Kerry senior team in their successful 2009 National League campaign.
By the early 1970s O’Shea had come to prominence on the Kerry minor football team. He made his minor championship debut against Waterford in 1974, however, the year ended without any success for Kerry. In 1975 a 3-7 to 1-11 defeat of arch-rivals Cork gave O’Shea a coveted Munster winners’ medal in the minor grade. That same year he was a late inclusion on Kerry’s under-21 football team. O’Shea missed Kerry’s Munster under-21 final triumph, however, he later lined out in the All-Ireland final in that grade with Dublin providing the opposition. A 1-15 to 0-10 score line gave Kerry the victory and gave O’Shea a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal.
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Jimmy Deenihan
James "Jimmy" Deenihan (born 11 September 1952) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency, and is the current Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Deenihan also played Gaelic football with Kerry in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played rugby for a spell with Garryowen.
Deenihan was born in Finuge, Lixnaw, County Kerry in 1952. He was educated at St. Michael's College, Listowel and later at the Thomond College of Education, Limerick in Limerick. He also spent time in college in England.
Deenihan had much success at club and divisional level with his local teams. At under-age level he won an under-14 North Kerry Championship with Finuge in 1963. Five years later in 1968 he won an under-16 North Kerry Championship with the famous Listowel Emmet's club. He also played with the St Senansclub at minor level. With Finuge Deenihan also won a North Kerry Senior League title in 1970, as well as a North Kerry Senior Championship title in 1987. With his local divisional team, Feale Rangers, he won two senior county championship medals in 1978 and 1980. While in college in St. Mary's University College in London he played with the Kingdom club and won a London Senior Football Championship.
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John Meyler
John Meyler (born 1956 in Tacumshane, County Wexford) is an Irish hurling manager and former player,. He played hurling with his local clubs Our Lady's Island and St. Finbarr's and with the Wexford and Cork senior inter-county teams from 1973 until 1987. Meyler later served as manager of both the Kerry and Wexford senior inter-county teams in the 1990s and 2000s.
John Meyler was born in Tacumshane, County Wexford in 1956. He was educated locally and in 1969 he started studying at Gormanston College. It was here that he first took an interest in both hurling and football. In 1974 Meyler entered University College Cork where he became involved in the sporting life of the university. As well as Gaelic games he played soccer for UCC and scored a hat-trick in the Collingwood Cup, the inter-varsity tournament. Before long Meyler had joined Cork Alberts F.C. with whom he played in the League of Ireland. He graduated from UCC in 1979 and became an active teacher at Moulton College in Northampton. Whilst there he was promoted to Course Manager for Sport. Meyler later served as a lecturer in the Cork Institute of Technology.
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Johnny Buckley
Johnny Buckley is a legendary Irish boxing manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided Jack Sharkey, Lou Brouillard and Paul Pender to world boxing titles. Buckley is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Buckley managed Sharkey to a victories which included capturing the Heavyweight Championship of North America on September 26, 1929 by beating Tommy Loughran with a third round knockout. Sharkey also scored an impressive fifteen round decision over Primo Carnera on October 12, 1931. On June 21, 1932, Sharkey beat Max Schmeling with a fifteen round decision in Long Island City, New York. The win against Schmeling allowed Sharkey to regain the National Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship of the world after losing the title initially by disqualification in the fourth round of the first fight against Schmeling two years earlier on June 12, 1930 for a low blow.
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Kieran Cremin
Kieran Cremin is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Dr. Crokes club team and formerly with the Kerry county team.
Cremin was a member of the Kerry team that played in the 1998 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, winning the Munster Minor Football Championship. He then went on to play with the county u-21 team in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship from 1999 to 2001, winning one Munster Under-21 Football Championship. Cremin went on to win a Munster Junior Football Championship with the Kerry juniors, before being selected for the senior squad.
Cremin was for some time second-choice goalkeeper on the Kerry team. He was regarded as a talented goalkeeper and a likely successor to Diarmuid Murphy when the latter retired. Indeed, the Sunday Tribune predicted him as the 2010 All-Star goalkeeper in 2005. [1]. However, by the time Murphy retired in 2010, so had Cremin.
In 2007, he appeared in an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final with Dr. Crokes, although they were controversially defeated in a replay by Crossmaglen Rangers.
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Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy (born 1 March 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.
He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in Tralee. Donaghy has also played basketball for Tralee Tigers.
He plays as a full forward and is known as a very effective target man, using his height, catching ability and scoring technique to very good effect. He has also been hailed as the new Bomber Liston. His response to this was "It’s very flattering to be compared to him, but I’d need to play in a good few All-Ireland finals to be in the same league as him".
Donaghy is also a basketball player for Abrakebabra Tigers, he has also played for Ireland in the past.
Donaghy's emergence in 2006 was regarded as a 'rags to riches story'.Hailing from the little village of Furey in Kerry and inevitably suffering from classic "small-town syndrome" Donaghy smashed,grabbed and kicked his way out of Fureys backside straight to success becoming GAA's "World's Most Dangerous Man" when asked about his recent success kieran venomously roared "DON'T LOOK AT ME" and fleed leaving a trail of broken toes where he'd trampled his way back to town of Furey.He had at one time struggled to nail down a place with the Austin Stacks' minor team. In 2004, before he made his breakthrough on the Kerry Senior side, Donaghy had taken part in the GAA reality TV show Underdogs on TG4. Ironically he played in a one-off game against Kerry while on the show.
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Kieran O'Leary
Kieran O'Leary is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays at U21 and senior levels with the Dr. Crokes club team and the Kerry county team. In 2007, O'Leary was a kery member of the Dr. Crokes team that reached the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final on St. Patrick's Day. He went on to win an inter-county All-Ireland medal in September as a replacement with Kerry.
In 2008, he won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry.
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Killian Young
Killian Young (born 1987 in Reenard, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Renard, diviaional side South Kerry and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2006.
Having appeared for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, Young broke onto the Kerry senior side in 2007. He took over the number 7 jersey from Aidan O'Mahony after the latter moved to centre-back to replace Séamus Moynihan. Young played in this position in the National Football League and retained his place for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He was a member of the Kerry team that won the Munster Senior Football Championship and then the overall All-Ireland championship. He also won the Young Player of the Year award. He added another winners medal in 2009 when Kerry once again over came old ravels Cork in the final. In 2010 he was captain of the Kerry team that overcame UCC in the McGrath Cup final.
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Liam Hassett
Liam Hassett (born 1975 in Killorglin, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plys Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers and Dublin side St Anne's, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1995 until 2005. Hassett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1997. He won All Ireland Under 21 Medals in 1995 & 1996 as captain. He also won an All Ireland Club Championship with Laune Rangers in 1996.
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Marc Ó Sé
Marc Ó Sé (born 21 April 1980) is an Irish sportsman. A teacher by profession, he plays Gaelic football for the Kerry county team and the local An Ghaeltacht club. His older brothers Darragh and Tomás also represent Kerry.
Marc has played right across the back line Kerry. In his rookie seasons of 2002, he impressed throughout the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in a Kerry team under the management of his uncle Páidí Ó Sé. In the final of that year he marked Diarmuid Marsden of Armagh. Marc was given a torrid time as Kerry let what looked like a certain win with 25 mins to go slip and lost by a single point, 1-12 to 0-14.
In 2003, Kerry reached the All-Ireland semi-final, but again suffered disappointment. After a terribly below par performance against a Tyrone team who what analyst Pat Spillane called "puke football" to suffocate Kerry,
2004 was a busy year for Marc. First he lost the All Ireland Club Championship with his club. He then won the National League beating Galway in a cracking game by a single point. He starred in the 2004 campaign showing great defensive awareness and beautiful on the ball skill. Kerry won the title, defeating Mayo 1-20 to 2-09 in what was described as a 'rout'. Ó Sé's brother Tomás won the player of the year award, but despite his fine performances Marc did not win an All-Star.
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Mary Geaney
Mary Geaney Mary Geaney (born April 6, 1954) is a former Irish sportswoman. In camogie she captained Cork to victory in the All Ireland championship of 1982 and won three All Ireland medals. In hockey she played 61 times for Ireland and won an inter-continental cup medal.
Her father Con, a member of Firies club, won an All Ireland senior championship medal with Kerry in 1932. Her brother Dave, a member of Castleisland Desmonds captained the Kerry minors in 1958 and won an All Ireland championship medal with Kerry in 1959. She attended Ursuline convent school in Cork.
She won Ashbourne Cup medals with UCC and four Cork county championship medals with Eire Óg, playing at full forward as they won in their first year after being promoted in 1977. She made her debut with the Cork junior team that year and made her senior debut in 1978, scoring for Cork in their All Ireland semi-final victory over Clare and scoring three goals in the All Ireland final where she won her first medal in the All Ireland final against Dublin.
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Maurice Leahy
Maurice Leahy (born 1952 in Causeway, County Kerry) is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Causeway and with the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1989. Leahy later served as manager of the Kerry senior inter-county team on six separate occasions.
Leahy played his club hurling with his local Causeway club. He enjoyed his first major success in 1979 when he captured his first senior county title. It was Causeway's first championship title since 1932. Leahy added three more county medals to his collection as Causeway completed a remarkable four-in-a-row. He won a fifth county title in 1989.
Leahy made his senior inter-county debut with Kerry in 1977. Kerry were the reigning All-Ireland 'B' champions when he joined the panel, however, Kerry surrendered their title. Three years later in 1980 Leahy took on the difficult role of player-manager in 1980. It was the beginning of a successful period for Kerry. 1983 saw Leahy collect an All-Ireland 'B' medal as the men from 'the Kingdom' defeated London to take the title. He gave up the position of manager following that victory, however, he was reappointed as 'bainisteoir' in 1985. The following year Leahy captured his second All-Ireland 'B' medal as player-manager. He retired from inter-county hurling in 1989.
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Micheál Quirke
Micheál Quirke (born 1980 in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Kerins O'Rahilly's and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2003.
Quirke won the Kerry Senior Football Championship and reached the Munster Senior Club Football Championship with O'Rahillys in 2002. He was never selected for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, but was a member of the U21 team which played in the 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.
He was first selected for the Kerry senior panel in 2002, appearing against Tyrone in the National Football League. His first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship game came against Clare in 2004. During Quirke's time in the squad, Kerry have won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007 and 2009 as well as the Munster Senior Football Championship in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 and the National Football League in 2004 and 2006 and 2009 Quirke has never established himself in the starting team with Kerry, and is mainly seen as a squad player filling in when other first choice players are unavailable. Quirke was widely acknowledged to be the player of the championship in Keirns O' Rahillys recent county championship run.
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Mick O'Connell
Mick O’Connell (born 4 January 1937 on Valentia Island, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Young Islanders and Waterville and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1956 until 1973. O'Connell is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.
Mick O’Connell was born on Valentia Island, County Kerry in 1937. His father was a fisherman who also worked on the family’s small farm on the island. From an early age O’Connell showed his footballing talent and "inimitable signs of excellence".
O’Connell played his club football with the local Young Islanders club. He won three Kerry County Championship medals with the South Kerry divisional side. O’Connell also played club football with Waterville.
O’Connell’s career with Kerry began in 1955 when he lined out in the Munster Minor Championship. Kerry lost the replayed Munster final to Tipperary, however, he quickly joined the Kerry senior football team, making his debut in 1956. Two years later in 1958 O’Connell won the first of eight Munster titles in-a-row, however, Kerry suffered a shock defeat by Derry in the All-Ireland semi-final. In 1959 O’Connell was captain when Kerry won the National Football League. He later guided his native-county to another Munster title, however, he had to retire injured in Kerry’s All-Ireland victory over Galway.
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Mick O'Dwyer
Mick O'Dwyer (born 9 June 1936 in Waterville, County Kerry), is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played Gaelic football with his local club Waterville and was a member of the Kerry senior team from 1956 until 1974. O'Dwyer later served as manager of Kildare, Laois and Wicklow, however, it was as manager of the Kerry senior football team from 1974 until 1989 that allowed him to gain iconic status as the most successful manager of all-time.
Mick O'Dwyer was born in Waterville, County Kerry in 1936. He was educated locally at St. Finian's national school before later attending Waterville Technical School. O'Dwyer later worked as a hotelier and as well as running an undertaker service.
O’Dwyer first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry minor football team in the early 1950s. After two years without an appearance in the provincial minor decider Kerry reached the Munster final in 1954 with O’Dwyer lining out at midfield. Cork provided the opposition on that occasion, however, ‘the Kingdom’ were far too strong for the young ‘Rebels’. A 4-10 to 1-3 trouncing gave O’Dwyer a Munster medal in the minor grade. Kerry subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland final against Dublin, however, O’Dwyer was not included in the starting fifteen on that occasion. Kerry lost the game by a point.
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Mickey O'Sullivan
Mickey 'Ned' O’Sullivan (born 14 April 1952 in Kenmare, County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local club Kenmare and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team at various times from 1972 until 1980. O'Sullivan captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1975 and later served as manager of both the Kerry and Limerick senior football teams.
Mickey 'Ned' O’Sullivan was born in Kenmare, County Kerry in 1952. He was educated at the local national school before later attending the Irish-speaking Coláiste Íosagáin in Ballyvourney, County Cork. After completing his Leaving Certificate O'Sullivan travelled to London where he studied physical education at St. Mary's University. He subsequently completed his H.Dip. in education at University College Dublin. During his tenure here O'Sullivan played on the college football team in the Sigerson Cup.
O'Sullivan subsequently returned to Kenmare and took a teaching post in Scoil Ghobnatan in Ballyvourney, teaching Geography to the students and, in reecent years, becoming a guidance councilor. He has also, in the past, run an award winning restaurant and a bar in Kenmare town.
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Mike Frank Russell
Mike Frank Russell (born 1977 in Killorglin, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1997 until 2009.
Mike Frank Russell was born in Killorglin, County Kerry in 1977. He was educated at the local primary school before later attending the Intermediate School in Killorglin. It was here that Russell's football skills were first developed and he became a key member of the school's senior team. In 1996 he captured a Corn Uí Mhuirí winners' medal as the Killorglin school captured the Munster colleges' title. An All-Ireland colleges' final appearance beckoned for Russell's side with St. Patrick's of Maghera providing the opposition. Killorglin went on a goal scoring spree and proved more than a match for the point-scoring abilities of St. Pat's. A 4-8 to 1-14 score line gave Killorglin the win and gave Russell an All-Ireland colleges' winners' medal.
Russell currently works as a teacher. In 2009 he married Sinead O'Brien in Killorglin.
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Mikey Sheehy
Mikey Sheehy (born 28 July 1954 in Tralee, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stacks and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1987. Sheehy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time. In 1984, the Gaelic Athletic Association centenary year he was honoured by being named on their Football Team of the Century. In 1999 he was again honoured by the GAA by being named on their Gaelic Football Team of the Millennium.
Sheehy played his club football with the local club called Austin Stacks in Tralee. He won his first county senior championship title with the club in 1973 following a defeat of West Kerry. It was the beginning of a hugely successful period for Sheehy and his club. A second county winners’ medal followed two years later in 1975 following a win over Mid Kerry. Austin Stack’s retained their title in 1976 before later representing the county in the provincial club series and even reaching the final. A narrow 1-7 to 0-8 defeat of the famous St. Finbarr’s club gave Sheehy a coveted Munster club winners' medal. He later lined out in Croke Park for the All-Ireland final against Ballerin of Derry. The Ulster champs took an early lead, courtesy of two first-half goals. Sheehy, however, turned out to be the hero. Two late points, one from an acute line-ball and one from a 45-metre free, gave Austin Stack’s a 1-13 to 2-7 win and gave Sheehy a coveted All-Ireland club winners' medal.
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Ogie Moran
Denis 'Ogie' Moran (born 16 January 1956 in Ballybunion, County Kerry) is a retired Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local club Beale, his divisional side Shannon Rangers and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1987.
Denis 'Ogie' Moran was born in Ballybunion, County Kerry in 1956. Born into a family that had a keen interest in Gaelic games, Moran's father instilled a love of the games in his son by bringing him to matches every weekend. In 1962 he was only six years-old when he travelled to Croke Park as the mascot to the Kerry team that captured the All-Ireland title.
Moran was educated at the local national school and later boarded at the famous Franciscan College in Gormanston, County Meath. Here his football skills came to the fore and he became a key member of the college senior team that captured three Leinster colleges' titles in-a-row between 1972 and 1974. In 1973 Moran's side reached the final of the All-Ireland series. St. Michael's College from Enniskillen provided the opposition on that occasion and a close game developed. At the end of the hours the Franciscan's had won the day by 1-8 to 1-6 and Moran picked up a coveted All-Ireland colleges' winners' medal.
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Pa Laide
Pa Laide was a footballer from Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. He played with Austin Stacks and Kerry intercounty teams in the late 1980s till the late 1990s. He won an All Ireland Senior medal in 1997, he won a Minor All Ireland in 1988 and Under 21 Medal in 1990. He also won an All Stars Awardin 1997. He won a Kerry Senior Football Championship with Austin Stacks in 1994.
Flynn, Neil (2009). 36 and Counting....Kerry's Footballer story to 2009. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4269-2070-7.
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Pat Corridan
Pat Corridan ia a Gaelic footballer from Finuge, County Kerry, in Ireland. Corrdian plays football for the Finuge GAA club, Feale Rangers divisional side and Kerry senior football team.
In 2004, Corridan was a member of the Finuge team which won the Kerry Junior Football Championship and went on to win the Munster Championship. The team then reached the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship final in March 2005 and defeated Stewartstown Harps by 11 points to take the title, with Corridan at corner-back.
In 2008, Corridan was full-back on the Feale Rangers team which won the Kerry Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1980.
Corridan impressed at centre-back with the Kerry junior team in the 2008 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. He won a Munster Junior Football Championship medal with Kerry that year. The Finuge man was also called into the Kerry senior panel and was a member of the squad which reached the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Corridan has recently withdrawn from the 2009 Kerry Panel while his brother Maurice's career in the green and gold seems to be blossoming.
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Pat Flanagan
John Patrick "Pat" Flanagan (born 1891 in Preston, Lancashire) was an English footballer.
Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before joining Norwich City in 1908 and moving to Fulham in 1909. In December 1910 joined Woolwich Arsenal (both clubs being owned by the same man, Sir Henry Norris, at the time). Flanagan made his debut on February 11, 1911 and over the next few seasons played in every forward position.
During the 1912-13 season Flanagan finished joint-top league goalscorer (with Charles Lewis) in the First Division. The next season 1913-14 he finished as Arsenal's top scorer with twelve league goals and one FA Cup goal, in the club's first season at Highbury. In total he had scored 28 goals in 121 league and cup appearances for Arsenal.
Flanagan was dropped by Arsenal at the end of 1914-15 and spent the next two seasons as a bit-part player. He retired after an injury in 1917.
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Pat O'Shea (GAA)
Pat O'Shea (born June 14, 1966) is a Gaelic football manager from Killarney in Ireland. He was manager of the Kerry senior football team from 2007–2008, and won the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Kerry. He co-authored the book Gaelic Football Training Drills (ISBN 0952389304) by COS Productions.
O'Shea played predominantly at corner forward for Dr. Crokes and won a Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 2000 and an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1992. He also played hurling with the St. Patricks East Kerry and Dr. Crokes clubs and the Kerry Under 21 team.
O'Shea managed the Kerry Minor teams in 2002 and 2003.
At club level O'Shea managed Dr Crokes GAA to successive Kerry County Finals in 2005 and 2006. Despite being the manager of Kerry he also continued to coach Dr Crokes in their Senior Club Football Championship which ultimately ended in defeat in the Final Replay in April 2007.
O'Shea was appointed to manage the Kerry senior footballers for the 2007 season. He named Dr. Dave Geaney of Castleisland Desmonds and Seán Geaney of An Daingean CLG as selectors. He also announced John Sugrue of Renard as his physical trainer.
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Pat Spillane
Patrick Gerard Spillane (born 1 December 1955 in Templenoe, County Kerry), better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991. Spillane is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.
Spillane was born into a family steeped in Gaelic football history. His father, Tom (1923–1964), played Gaelic football with Kerry and won a Munster title in 1948. A number of uncles on his mother’s side(The Lyne Family of Killarney's Legion) also had the distinction of representing their county in football.
Spillane’s father died when he was just eight years-old, leaving his mother to take over the running of the family pub while simultaneously raising a family of four children. Spillane was educated at the local national school and later attended St. Brendan's College in Killarney, where one of his best friends was Páidí Ó Sé. Here his football skills were developed and he played senior football with 'Brendan’s' but lost both an All-Ireland Colleges’ semi-final and a final.
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Paudie Lynch
Paudie Lynch (born 1952 in Beaufort, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Beaufort and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1972 until 1982.
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Paudie O'Mahony
Paudie O'Mahony (born 1952 in Killarney, County Kerry) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Spa and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1976.
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Paul O'Connor
Paul O'Connor is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Kenmare GAA club and Kerry county team.
Paul O'Connor was Kerry's forward in the 2004 and 2005 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, scoring 6 points in the 2004 final which Kerry lost to Tyrone. The following year, he was selected for the senior panel. The 19-year-old was a shock selection at left corner-forward for Kerry in the Munster Senior Football Championship final against Cork. It was his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship start. The Cork side won, and O'Connor never really got into the game. He remained in the panel up to 2010, but only as a peripheral forward. However, he won the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry. He sometimes play club football and hurling with Kenmare.
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Pádraig Reidy
Pádraig Reidy is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Scartaglin club and the Kerry county team.
Reidy was an outstanding schools player with St.Patrick's College of Castleisland, and won the 2003 Dunloe Shield. He won two Munster Minor Football Championship medals with Kerry (2003 and 2004), and was a member of the Kerry minor side beaten by Laois in the 2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final and of the team which lost to Tyrone in the 2004 final.
Reidy was a member of the Kerry squad for the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2005, starting at corner-back. Kerry defeated Tipperary GAA in the quarter-final of the Munster Junior Football Championship. They then overcame Limerick GAA in a replay to reach the final, with Reidy part of what was considered a very solid full-back line. However, Cork GAA, who subsequently won the All-Ireland championship, beat them in the final.
The Scartaglin man made his National Football League debut in 2005, against Mayo. He first broke through not the Kerry championship team in 2007, with a debut against Waterford in the Munster Senior Football Championship on June 3. He played in the corner-back spot vacated by Tom O'Suullivan, who moved to full-back following the retirement of Mike McCarthy. Despite his inexperience nad early difficulties, Reidy settled well and is recognised as a talented young back who blossomed during the Championship. He gave fine performances against Mark Vaughan of Dublin GAA and James Masters of Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final and final. Reidy played at corner-back as Kerry won the final by 3-13 to 1-9 against Cork GAA. The victory made him the first Scartaglin player to win a senior All-Ireland with Kerry.
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Páidí Ó Sé
Páidí Ó Sé (born 16 May 1955 in Ceann Trá, County Kerry) is a retired Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local club An Ghaeltacht and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1987. Ó Sé later served as manager of the Kerry, Westmeath, and Clare senior football teams.
Páidi Ó Sé was born in the heart of the Gaeltacht in Ceann Trá, County Kerry in 1955. A native Irish speaker he was educated locally at Cill Mhic a’ Domhnaigh National School. He later attended Dingle CBS, St. Brendan's College in Killarney and St. Michael's College in Listowel. While receiving his secondary school education Ó Sé's interest in Gaelic football was nurtured. During his secondary schooling he won four consecutive Kerry senior colleges' titles from 1971 until 1974. Ó Sé won back-to-back Corn Uí Mhuirí titles in 1972 and 1973 with St. Brendan's, before adding a Munster 'B' colleges' title to his collection in 1974 with St. Michael's. He subsequently trained to be a Garda Síochána and was based in Limerick for much of his career in law enforcement.
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Rónán Ó Flatharta
Rónán Ó Flatharta is an Irish sportsman. He plays Gaelic football with the An Ghaeltacht GAA club, and with the Kerry county team.
He provides defensive cover for Kerry as a wing-back. Ó Flatharta made two appearances for Kerry in 2007, both in the National Football League against Limerick and Fermanagh. He did not feature in the Munster Senior Football Championship or All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, both of which Kerry won by beating Cork in each final. He played wing back in the National Football League final in 2008 when Kerry lost to Derry.
Ó Flatharta is known for his tough play. In the Fermanagh game he received two yellow cards, and was sent off by the referee.
Ó Flatharta was part of the Dingle CBS team that won the All Ireland Colleges title in 2001. In the same year he also won a Munster title with the Kerry minor team. At club level he has won 2 Kerry Senior Football Championships as well as a Munster championship.
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Seamus Moynihan
Séamus Moynihan is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Shronedarraugh, a townland half way between Barraduff and Glenflesk, County Kerry. He has played football for St Brendan's College, Glenflesk,East Kerry, University College Cork, Institute of Technology Tralee, Kerry Minor, U21 and Senior teams, Munster Railway Cup side and Ireland International Rules Football team. He was a member of the Kerry Senior Football Panel from 1992 to 2006. He resides in Shronedarraugh with his wife Noreen and son Jamie.
Séamus Moynihan was an impressive underage player, idolising the style of Kerry All-Star forward John Egan and playing for his local GAA club Glenflesk, secondary school team St. Brendan's, Killarney and Kerry Minors and U21s. Moynihan's first taste of inter-county success arrived at the age of 16 when he was part of the Kerry Minor team that claimed the Munster crown in 1990. Growing in stature and influence, the young Moynihan had a stellar year in 1992 when he lined out for the St. Brendan's team that beat St. Jarlath's College of Tuam to win the Hogan Cup in the All-Ireland Colleges Final and also turned heads on the Kerry U21 team that won out in Munster. It was about this time that Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan, former Kerry captain and current manager of the Limerick senior football team, began to talk to people about Moynihan's potential. Séamus Moynihan, aged just 18, made his senior debut at midfield for Kerry in the Munster Final, replacing Gneeveguilla veteran Ambrose O'Donovan. Any elation felt by the young player at togging off alongside the likes of Kerry great Eoin 'Bomber' Liston and midfield colossus Jack O'Shea was muted as Kerry succumbed to a steely Clare side on a score of 2-10 to 0-12. It was O'Sullivan's last game in charge of the Kerry senior side.
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Stephen O'Brien
Stephen Rothwell O'Brien (born 1 April 1957) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury, and was first elected in a by-election in July 1999, after Alastair Goodlad was made High Commissioner for Australia by Tony Blair and thus had to leave Parliament. Within the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition, he has been appointed as the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State in the Department for International Development.
He was born in Mtwara, Tanzania and educated at Loretto School in Mombasa, at the Handbridge School (Chester), the Heronwater School (Abergele), Sedbergh School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he gained an MA in Law in 1979, then collected an MA from the College of Law in Chester in 1980. After two years Articles, he qualified as a Solicitor in 1983 and practised until 1988 at solicitors Freshfields (City of London). From 1988-98, he was Group secretary and Director of Strategic and Corporate Affairs at Redland plc. He was the Executive Director of Redland Clay Tile in Mexico from 1994-98.[citation needed] O'Brien is a former member of the SDP.
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Séamus Darby
Séamus Darby (born 1950 in Rhode, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsperson who played Gaelic football for County Offaly in the 1970s and 1980s. He played most of his club football for the Rhode club. He is best remembered for scoring the shock late goal that deprived Kerry of a 5-in-a-row in the 1982 All-Ireland football final.
During his footballing career, Darby won Leinster provincial titles with Offaly in 1972, 1973 and 1982, playing in various forward positions. He won his first All-Ireland medal in 1972 when Offaly defeated Kerry in the final. He had been an unused substitute in the 1971 final, Offaly's first-ever win. He was dropped from the county panel after the 1976 season.
Darby was recalled to the Offaly team for the 1982 Leinster final, playing full-forward against Dublin. He pulled a hamstring in that match and missed the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway. His replacement Johnny Mooney played well in that match so Darby was left on the bench for the final.
The 1982 All-Ireland Final was a repeat of the previous year's encounter and was also significant in that a win for Kerry would give them an unprecedented fifth All-Ireland Final victory in a row. Kerry were winning by two points with two minutes to go when Darby arrived on the field of play as a substitute, with instructions to stay forward and try for a goal. Darby got behind his marker Tommy Doyle, caught a "high, lobbing, dropping ball", and scored one of the most famous goals of all time. It was his only kick of the match. Kerry fumbled the counter attack which allowed Offaly to win by one single point with a score of 1-15 to 0-17.
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Séamus Scanlon
Séamus 'Moosey' Scanlon (Irish - Séamas Ó Scanláin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Currow club, the St. Kieran's divisional team and the Kerry county team. He first came on the Kerry senior scene in 2002 under the management of Páidí Ó Sé. However Scanlon failed to establish himself as a regular until 2007 due to serious competition from William Kirby, Eoin Brosnan and Tommy Griffin. Since then he has started regularly in midfield, winning the Munster Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Kerry.
He has won 2 All-Ireland medals in 2007 and 2009. In recognition of his efforts during the 2009 championship, he was awarded with an All-Star. Scanlon is now the senior midfield figure for Kerry since the retirement of the legendary Darragh Ó Sé in early 2010.
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Tadhg Kennelly
Tadhg Kennelly (born 1 July 1981) is an Irish sportsperson known for his top level careers in both Gaelic football, Australian rules football and Cricket.
Kennelly grew up playing Gaelic football in Kerry, but moved to Australia to play professional Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. He is best known in Australia as the first Irish-born player to have received an AFL Premiership medallion and the first AFL player to represent Ireland against Australia in International Rules Series. He is the second most experienced player (after Jim Stynes) to be associated with the Irish experiment.
Kennelly returned to his native Listowel to play in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2009. On 20 September 2009 he started the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final as part of Kerry's All-Ireland winning side, scoring two fantastic points in the final and thus becoming the first person to win an AFL Premiership and a Senior All-Ireland Championship. After achieving his dream, he returned to the AFL to play for Sydney, after missing one season.
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Tim Kennelly
Tim ‘the Horse’ Kennelly (6 July 1954 – 6 December 2005) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Listowel Emmets and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1984. Kennelly captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1979.
Tim Kennelly was born in Listowel, County Kerry in 1954. He grew up on the family farm in Coolaclarig, an area that had a great tradition for Gaelic football. As a young boy Kennelly showed great skill as a footballer and his father had a great influence on his subsequent inter-county career.
Kennelly was a publican by profession. His sons, Noel and Tadhg, also represented their native county in football. Noel won an All-Ireland medal with Kerry in 2000. Tadhg later played Australian rules football in the AFL with the Sydney Swans. In 2005 he became the first Irishman to win an AFL premiership winners’ medal. He returned to Ireland in 2009 and joined the Kerry senior football team and won an All Ireland Senior Medal and All Star.
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Tom O'Sullivan
Tom O'Sullivan was an Irish Gaelic football player from County Kerry. A Garda Síochána by profession, he plays his club football for Rathmore and his county football for Kerry GAA.
O'Sullivan never played football for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. However, he was part of the Kerry Vocational Schools team that won the All Ireland in 1997. He also won the Munster Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry on two occasions, in 1998 and 1999, going on to win the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 1998.
Tom O'Sullivan made his debut for the Kerry Seniors against Cork in the 1999 National Football League. His Munster Senior Football Championship debut came in 2000, against Cork. O'Sullivan has won the Munster Senior Football Championship six times. He has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Kerry on five occasions in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Tom won GAA All Stars Awards for his performances in 2000, 2004, 2005 and in 2009. He also picked up two National Football League medals for Kerry in 2004, 2006 and 2009.
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Tom Spillane
Tom Spillane (born 1962) was a famous Gaelic footballer for Templenoe and Kerry in the 1980s.
Tom Spillane was born in Templenoe, near Kenmare, County Kerry in 1962. He was, along with his brother Pat, a key member of the successful Kerry Gaelic football teams of the 1980s. He won an All Ireland Minor Medal in 1980 before he first broke into the county panel in 1981 and he played with Kerry for the next eleven seasons, winning 4 All Ireland Senior medals, 5 Munster Senior medals, 1 Kerry County title and 3 All-Stars. Together with his brothers Mick and Pat, the Spillane's hold a record 23 All Ireland medals at all levels between them.[citation needed]Spillane works as an auctioneer and runs his business from Killarney.He specialises in dealing with property in the Killarney and Kenmare areas. He has sons called Tom, Adrian, Killian and Conor.
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Tommy Griffin
Tommy Griffin is a former Irish Gaelic football player for Kerry and current player with An Daingean.
At Under-21 level, Griffin was on Kerry's 1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning side. He was soon promoted to the senior panel and has won five All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles with Kerry in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009 . He won a National Football League division two medals with Kerry in 2006 & 2009. He also played with the Kerry Junior team for a year winning a Munster Medal in 2003. He also won an All Ireland Colleges Medal with Dingle CBS in 1996.
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Tomás Ó Sé
Tomás Ó Sé (born 21 June 1978 in Ard an Bhóthair, Ventry, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club An Ghaeltacht and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1998.
Ó Sé plays his club football with his local club called an Ghaeltacht and has enjoyed a great deal of success during his career. He made his debut with the club's senior team in the mid-1990s and has been an ever-present fixture in the half-back line since then.
In 2000 an Ghaeltacht reached the final of the county senior championship for the very first time. Ó Sé's side were the red-hot favourites going into the match, however, all did not go as planned as Dr. Croke's took charge. A hard-fought 1-4 to 0-6 score line resulted in defeat for an Ghaeltacht.
In 2001 an Ghaeltacht were out to atone for this defeat. The team regrouped well and reached a second consecutive county final. Tralee-based club Austin Stack's provided the opposition on this occasion, however, Ó Sé's side were well prepared. A conclusive 1-13 to 0-10 victory gave Ó Sé a coveted county winners' medal.
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Mike McCarthy Documentary for the retirement from Kerry GAA Part 1
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- Updated: 14 Oct 2012
Mike McCarthy Documentary for the retirement from Kerry GAA, Interviews with Micheal O Muircheartaigh, Darragh Ó Sé, Colm Cooper, Jack O'Connor, Sean Counihan and Seamus Moynihan. Interviews by Jason O'Connor from The Kerryman and Radio Kerry
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Dublin v Kerry - Highlights - GAA All Ireland SFC Final 2011, Croke Park (Part 1)
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- Duration: 12:03
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
Highlights of the 2011 GAA All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park Between Dublin and Kerry on Sunday the 18th of September 2011. The first Kerry--Dublin final since 1985 and Dublin;s first appearance in the showpiece since their 1995 victory over Tyrone. Kerry return looking to gain their fifth title in ten years and their first since 2009. DUBLIN: 1 Stephen Cluxton 2 Cian O'Sullivan 3 Rory O'Carroll 4 Michael Fitzsimons 5 James McCarthy 6 Ger Brennan 7 Kevin Nolan 8 Denis Bastick 9 Michael Darragh MacAuley 10 Paul Flynn 11 Barry Cahill 12 Bryan Cullen 13 Alan Brogan 14 Diarmuid Connolly 15 Bernard Brogan Substitutes: 20 Eoghan O'Gara 21 Philip McMahon 24 Kevin McManamon 25 Eamonn Fennell Manager: Pat Gilroy KERRY: 1 Brendan Kealy 2 Killian Young 3 Marc Ó Sé 4 Tom O'Sullivan 5 Tomás Ó Sé 6 Eoin Brosnan 7 Aidan O'Mahony 8 Anthony Maher 9 Bryan Sheehan 10 Darran O'Sullivan 11 Declan O'Sullivan 12 Donnacha Walsh 13 Colm Cooper 14 Kieran Donaghy 15 Kieran O'Leary Substitutes: 17 Daniel Bohan 18 Paul Galvin 21 Barry John Keane Manager: Jack O'Connor Pictures: The Sunday Game Live - RTE TWO HD
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Páidí Ó Sé Calls Kerry GAA Fans "F***in Animals"
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Paidi O Se Calls Kerry GAA Football Fans "F***in Animals" 20 moments that shook irish sport
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Classic Kerry GAA Football Goals 1978-1982
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A collection of classic Kerry GAA goals between 1978 and 1982.
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Mike McCarthy Documentary for the retirement from Kerry GAA Part 2
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- Duration: 9:27
- Updated: 12 Sep 2012
Mike McCarthy Documentary for the retirement from Kerry GAA, Interviews with Micheal O Muircheartaigh, Darragh Ó Sé, Colm Cooper, Jack O'Connor, Sean Counihan and Seamus Moynihan. Interviews by Jason O'Connor from The Kerryman and Radio Kerry
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Kerry GAA SAM Presentation
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- Updated: 14 Jan 2011
Kerry Football Team Sam Maguire Trophy Presentation
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Cork v Kerry - GAA Allianz National Football League 2012, Division 1, Round 5
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- Duration: 8:44
- Updated: 22 Jul 2012
Cork v Kerry - GAA Allianz National Football League 2012, Division 1, Round 5
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Kerry Vs Dublin GAA 1/4 Final Drawn Game 2001 Last 10mins.
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Kerry Vs Dublin 1/4 Final Drawn Game 2001. Last 10mins.
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Usian Bolt meeting the Kerry team
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- Updated: 04 Nov 2012
Usian Bolt meeting the Kerry team
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Mike Frank Russell's goal against Cavan 1997. Kerry GAA
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Mike Frank Russell's goal against Cavan in the All-Ireland Championship Semi-Final 1997. A reminder of his class and skill.
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Cant Stop Kerry Now
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- Updated: 02 Oct 2012
Kerry GAA 2007
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Dublin v Kerry 1985 All-Ireland SFC Final
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- Duration: 9:56
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
Highlights of the 1985 All-Ireland SFC Final between Dublin and Kerry played at Croke Park, Dublin.
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Cork v Kerry - GAA Munster Senior Football Championship 2012, Semi Final
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- Duration: 6:58
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GAA Munster Senior Football Championship 2012, Semi Final - Cork v Kerry (Highlights)
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Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) - AIB GAA SFC Club Championship Semi-Final 2012
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- Duration: 9:06
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Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) from O'Moore Park, Portlaoise. AIB GAA Football All Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi Final
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John Joe Sheehy Kerry GAA Rare Interview
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- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 12 Jul 2012
Rare 1960's interview with the legendary former Kerry Player and county team selector. Profile John Joe Sheehy (1897--1980) was an Irish political/military activist and sportsperson. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the Irish Republican Army, where he was a senior figure in County Kerry. He also gained fame as a successful Gaelic Footballer for Kerry. IRA activities Sheehy commanded the Boherbee company of the IRA, and later of the Tralee battalion. His brother Jimmy was killed in the British Army in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He sided against the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922, like most of the IRA in Kerry. In the Civil War, when Free State troops landed in Kerry as part of a seaborne offensive, he was in command of the Anti-Treaty garrison in Tralee. After some hard fighting the National Army troops took the town and Sheehy retreated, burning the barracks there. As the conflict became a guerrilla affair, he found himself in charge of three 'columns', or around 75 men in total, in the Ballymacthomas area. He and Tom McEllistrim were in charge of an attack on Castlemaine in January 1923. Just after the Civil War, when Sheehy was still on the run, he managed to play football for Kerry. Kerry captain Con Brosnan, though a member of the Free State army, would guarantee his safe passage. And so Sheehy would pay into Munster and All Ireland finals, slip off his street clothes, play, and then at the final whistle, disappear back into ...
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Kerry GAA Animals in West Cork
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:02
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
West Cork farmers are doing their best to look after disillusioned Kerry supporters as many of them turn up in their fields.
http://wn.com/Kerry_GAA_Animals_in_West_Cork
Dublin v Kerry - Highlights - GAA All Ireland SFC Final 2011, Croke Park (Part 2)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:14
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
Highlights of the 2011 GAA All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park Between Dublin and Kerry on Sunday the 18th of September 2011. The first Kerry--Dublin final since 1985 and Dublin;s first appearance in the showpiece since their 1995 victory over Tyrone. Kerry return looking to gain their fifth title in ten years and their first since 2009. DUBLIN: 1 Stephen Cluxton 2 Cian O'Sullivan 3 Rory O'Carroll 4 Michael Fitzsimons 5 James McCarthy 6 Ger Brennan 7 Kevin Nolan 8 Denis Bastick 9 Michael Darragh MacAuley 10 Paul Flynn 11 Barry Cahill 12 Bryan Cullen 13 Alan Brogan 14 Diarmuid Connolly 15 Bernard Brogan Substitutes: 20 Eoghan O'Gara 21 Philip McMahon 24 Kevin McManamon 25 Eamonn Fennell Manager: Pat Gilroy KERRY: 1 Brendan Kealy 2 Killian Young 3 Marc Ó Sé 4 Tom O'Sullivan 5 Tomás Ó Sé 6 Eoin Brosnan 7 Aidan O'Mahony 8 Anthony Maher 9 Bryan Sheehan 10 Darran O'Sullivan 11 Declan O'Sullivan 12 Donnacha Walsh 13 Colm Cooper 14 Kieran Donaghy 15 Kieran O'Leary Substitutes: 17 Daniel Bohan 18 Paul Galvin 21 Barry John Keane Manager: Jack O'Connor Pictures: The Sunday Game Live - RTE TWO HD
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Kerry GAA Animals 2010
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 06 Oct 2012
With Kerry out of the football championship weeks ago the threat of Cork bagging Sam Maguire is just too much for some of Kerry's wilder fans who have been using any method they can to get to the Rebel County...
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Kerry GAA Parade
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:25
- Updated: 12 Apr 2012
Tralee Parade for GAA All Ireland Victory
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Down v Kerry - GAA Allianz National Football League 2012, Divison 1, Round 3
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- Duration: 7:13
- Updated: 27 Mar 2012
Down v Kerry - GAA Allianz National Football League 2012, Divison 1, Round 3
http://wn.com/Down_v_Kerry_GAA_Allianz_National_Football_League_2012,_Divison_1,_Round_3
Dublin & kerry GAA Celebrations 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 17 Nov 2012
Dublin V Kerry, Roof top shots of the celebrations filmed by the Black powder monkeys.
http://wn.com/Dublin_kerry_GAA_Celebrations_2011
Ulster Bank GAA Force Roadshow at Austin Stacks, Tralee, Kerry
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:26
- Updated: 27 Sep 2012
The Ulster Bank GAA Force Roadshow traveled to Austin Stacks, Tralee. David McIntyre hosted and was joined by football experts Pat Spillane, and Kerry GAA stars, Darran O'Sullivan and Kieran Donaghy.
http://wn.com/Ulster_Bank_GAA_Force_Roadshow_at_Austin_Stacks,_Tralee,_Kerry
Kerry Kildare All Ireland Football Final 1926
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 08 Oct 2012
The 1926 final was a reply. the first game Draw: Kerry GAA 1-3 Kildare GAA 0-6. the replay Replay: Kerry GAA 1-4 Kildare GAA 0-4
http://wn.com/Kerry_Kildare_All_Ireland_Football_Final_1926
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The Irish government is fighting a battle with some of the country's domestic turf cutters. It's all about a European law that aims to protect 53 of the country's raised bogs. BBC NI's Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison reports ... They own the turf and it is burned later in their own homes ... The former Kerry GAA footballer, Jimmy Deenihan, the minister responsible, believes the government has been very understanding ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)
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Irish Times
02 May 2012
MICHAEL O'REGAN. D�IL SKETCH.�BOGS AND septic tanks took the focus off the referendum for a time in the D�il yesterday ... A clearly aggrieved Deenihan noted that he had inherited the controvsery surrounding protected bogs when he became Minister ... Deenihan, a former All-Ireland-winning Kerry GAA captain and teacher, was on more solid ground when he replied to McGrath on plans to mark the Battle of Clontarf anniversary in 2014 ... ....(size: 3.1Kb)
Irish Times
12 Apr 2012
FELLOW SPORTS stars turned out to pay their final respects to Kerry GAA's John Egan, who was laid to rest yesterday ... GAA football greats lined the packed church ... Members of the Dublin panel that clashed with Kerry so memorably including Jimmy Keaveney, Tony Hanahoe, Paddy Cullen and GAA and soccer star Kevin Moran were also among the mourners....(size: 2.5Kb)
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11 Apr 2012
Irish Times
24 Dec 2011
THE AUCTION season for 2011 has all but ended. But for diehards, or anyone suffering cabin fever next week, there's one last hurrah ... The house was, until recently, home to the Teevan family ... Measuring 10 by 14 inches, it depicts a courting couple looking at a Gaelic football match on a summer's day in Kerry. GAA subjects are surprisingly rare in Irish art and this painting is likely to appeal to a very wide market ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
Irish Times
07 Dec 2011
JACK FAGAN ... The 27-hole layout provides a choice of three challenging courses ... Outside there are training grounds the size of Croke Park, built on an old sand quarry to provide excellent drainage and to appeal to English Premiership soccer teams, GAA inter-county groups and Heineken Cup rugby squads. Recent visitors have included the Irish ladies senior soccer team; Cork, Tipperary and Kerry GAA teams; and Birmingham City football team....(size: 5.7Kb)
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31 Oct 2011
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23 Sep 2011
AN AUCTIONEER of rare books has received an advance bid - from Kerry - for a copy of How to Play Gaelic Football which is due to go under the hammer next week ... and an All-Ireland winning captain of the Kerry team ... Asked if the bidder was the Kerry GAA county board, he declined to comment....(size: 1.5Kb)
Irish Times
15 Sep 2011
THOUSANDS OF GAA supporters travelling by rail from Kerry to Sunday's All-Ireland football final in Croke Park will be paying more than three times the fares available at other times, and may have to pay up to nine times the standard price for tickets to the match itself ... Kerry GAA county committee chairman Jerome Conway said supporters would be "more anxious about getting a train ticket than getting a ticket for Croke Park"....(size: 2.6Kb)
Irish Times
14 Sep 2011
There is not much joy on the ticket price front either, with black market ticket trade remaining brisk - despite warnings from the GAA ... That is almost nine times the Euro90 most expensive price from official GAA ticket outlets ... Kerry GAA county committee chairman Jerome Conway said supporters would be "more anxious about getting a train ticket than getting a ticket for Croke Park"....(size: 3.0Kb)
Irish Times
11 Aug 2011
Arthur French, a leading figure in Kildare GAA circles who has played golf with Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan, is believed to have ... At the Fine Gael fundraiser, Mr French was one of those taking part in a fourball sponsored by O'Flynn Construction of Cork, along with its principal, Michael O'Flynn, and former Kerry GAA star Mick O'Dwyer....(size: 8.6Kb)
Irish Times
05 Aug 2011
In a surprising move, Kerry's second choice midfielder Miche�l Quirke has decided to opt out of manager Jack O'Connor's panel for the remainder of the championship. The move was confirmed in a statement on the Kerry GAA website last night. "Miche�l Quirke has removed himself from the Kerry Senior Football Panel for the remainder of the championship ......(size: 2.4Kb)
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| Irish: | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chontae Chiarraí |
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| Province: | Munster |
| Nickname(s): | The Kingdom |
| County colours: | Green and Gold |
| Ground(s): | FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football |
| Competitions | |
| NFL: | Division 1 |
| NHL: | Division 2 |
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup |
| Hurling Championship: | Christy Ring Cup |
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup |
| Camogie: | Do not compete at adult level |
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The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry. The county board is also responsible for the Kerry inter-county teams.
The Kerry branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1888.
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Football[link]
History[link]
Kerry are the most successful team in the history of Gaelic football. It has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on 36 occasions and the National Football League 19 times, both of which are far more than any other county. The county holds a number of distinctive records in football championship history. As of 2011, Kerry has contested 56 All-Ireland finals, the next highest participator being Dublin with 36 appearances.
The traditional Irish game of caid, from which modern football developed, was especially popular in Kerry. The GAA was formed in 1884 and codified the modern rules of the game, which were soon adopted in Kerry clubs such as Laune Rangers. Despite this, the county team did not win an All-Ireland football championship in the nineteenth century. The 1903 title was the first won by Kerry, and their exceptional success in the game began in this period, continuing up to the present day.
The Kerry team of the 1970s and 1980s is considered to be arguably the greatest in the history of football[1][2][3] and its manager (Mick O'Dwyer) the greatest of all time.[1][4][5] Of the 20 All-Ireland finals held during those two decades, Kerry participated in 12, with victory coming on 9 occasions. During this time most other finals were won by Dublin, and there was a major rivalry between the two counties especially during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1982 Kerry came within one minute of winning an unprecedented fifth All-Ireland title in a row. However a late goal by Offaly's Séamus Darby which caused controversy (as many claim Darby pushed the Kerry defender in the back) gave the title to Offaly. This goal was voted third in a poll to find the Top 20 GAA Moments.
Towards the end of the 1980s Kerry went into decline and did not appear in an All-Ireland final for 11 years, between 1986 and 1997. The 1997 victory, however, very much marked the beginning of another golden era for Kerry. Of the 15 All-Ireland finals from 1997 to 2011, Kerry have contested 10 and won 6, including 5 titles in the 2000s. In 2007, Kerry became the first team since Cork in 1990 to win back to back All Irelands. On 30 August 2009 Kerry became only the 3rd team to reach 6 All Ireland finals in a row, last achieved by Dublin 1974 to 1979, and went on to secure their 36th title by defeating Cork in the final.
Kerry Football Squad[link]
- Bainisteóir: Jack O'Connor (Dromid Pearses)
- Roghnóirís: Ger O'Keeffe (Austin Stacks), Diarmuid Murphy (An Daingean)
- Traenálaí: Alan O'Sullivan Kerins O'Rahilly's, Pat Flanagan
Squad as per Kerry's 2012 National League Campaign[6]
Honours[link]
For more details on this topic, see here
Former Footballers[link]
For more details on this topic see: List of Kerry footballers and hurlers
Player records[link]
[edit] Texaco Footballer of the Year winners
- Seán Murphy 1959
- Mick O'Connell 1962
- Mick O'Dwyer 1969
- Tom Prendergast 1979
- John O'Keeffe 1975
- Pat Spillane 1978
- Mikey Sheehy 1979
- Jack O'Shea 1980
- Jack O'Shea 1981
- Jack O'Shea 1984
- Jack O'Shea 1985
- Pat Spillane 1986
- Maurice Fitzgerald 1997
- Seamus Moynihan 2000
- Colm Cooper 2004
- Kieran Donaghy 2006
- Marc Ó Sé 2007
- Paul Galvin 2009
Managerial history[link]
This is a list of people who have coached/managed the Kerry senior football team in recent years.
| Name | Club | From | To | All-Ireland titles | Munster titles |
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| Jack O'Connor | Piarsaigh Na Dromada | 2009 | 2007 | 2009 | 2007, 2009 |
| Pat O'Shea | Dr.Crokes | 2009 | 2007 | 2009 | 2007, 2009 |
Championship record[link]
See Kerry's Senior Football Championship Record and List of Kerry All-Ireland Football Finals
Team of the Millennium[link]
The following Kerry players were among the fifteen selected for the Football Team of the Millennium;[7]
- Dan O'Keeffe (goalkeeper)
- Joe Keohane (full-back)
- Seán Murphy (right half-back)
- Mick O'Connell (midfielder)
- Pat Spillane (left half-forward)
- Mikey Sheehy (right corner-forward)
Notable player[link]
- Tadhg Kennelly (former AFL player with the Sydney Swans)
Winners of eight All-Ireland senior medals[link]
Honours[link]
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 36
- 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships: 10
- 1964, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 11
- 1931, 1932, 1933, 1946, 1950, 1962, 1963, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1994
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 14
- 1913, 1915, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1983, 1991, 1994 , 2006
- All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championships: 9
- 1973, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships: 11
- 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
- National Football Leagues: 19
- 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2009
- National Football Leagues Div 2: 2
- 2002,1999
- Munster Senior Football Championships: 74
- 1892, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
- Munster Under-21 Football Championships: 25
- 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008
- Munster Minor Football Championships: 41
- 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006,2008, 2009
- Munster Junior Football Championships: 39
- 1913, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010
- McGrath Cup: 3
- 1996, 2010, 2011
- Railway Cup Football: 2
- 1927(all Kerry players), 1931(all Kerry players)
(Note that the Railway Cup is contested by provincial sides - these are years in which the Munster team consisted entirely of Kerry players).
All Stars: 123 -
1971: Donie O'Sullivan
1972: Donie O'Sullivan, Mick O'Connell
1973: John O'Keeffe
1974: Paudie Lynch
1975: Ger Power, John O'Keeffe, John Egan, Paudie O'Mahony, Mickey O'Sullivan
1976: Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, John O'Keeffe, Ger O'Keeffe
1977: Pat Spillane, John Egan
1978: Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, John O'Keeffe, John Egan, Paudie Lynch
1979: Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, John O'Keeffe, Tim Kennelly, Seán Walsh
1980: Pat Spillane, Ger Power, Jack O'Shea, John Egan, Eoin Liston, Tim Kennelly, Charlie Nelligan
1981: Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Jack O'Shea, Páidí Ó Sé, Eoin Liston, Paudie Lynch, Seán Walsh, Jimmy Deenihan, Denis Moran
1982: Mikey Sheehy, Jack O'Shea, John Egan, Páidí Ó Sé, Eoin Liston
1983: Jack O'Shea, Páidí Ó Sé
1984: Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Jack O'Shea, Páidí Ó Sé, Eoin Liston, Tommy Doyle, Tom Spillane
1985: Pat Spillane, Jack O'Shea, Páidí Ó Sé, Tommy Doyle, Mick Spillane
1986: Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, Tommy Doyle, Tom Spillane, Charlie Nelligan
1987: Tom Spillane, Ger Lynch
1988: Maurice Fitzgerald
1989: Connie Murphy
1996: Maurice Fitzgerald
1997: Maurice Fitzgerald, Declan O'Keeffe, Seamus Moynihan, Eamonn Breen, Pa Laide
2000: Declan O'Keeffe, Seamus Moynihan, Mike McCarthy, Darragh Ó Sé, Liam Hassett, Mike Frank Russell
2001: Johnny Crowley
2002: Darragh Ó Sé, Colm Cooper
2004: Diarmuid Murphy, Tom O'Sullivan, Mike McCarthy, Tomás Ó Sé, Paul Galvin, Colm Cooper
2005: Diarmuid Murphy, Mike McCarthy, Tomás Ó Sé, Colm Cooper
2006: Marc Ó Sé, Seamus Moynihan, Aidan O'Mahony, Darragh Ó Sé, Paul Galvin, Kieran Donaghy
2007: Marc Ó Sé, Tomás Ó Sé, Aidan O'Mahony, Darragh Ó Sé, Declan O'Sullivan, Colm Cooper
2008: Tomás Ó Sé, Declan O'Sullivan, Colm Cooper, Kieran Donaghy
2009:Diarmuid Murphy, Tom O'Sullivan, Tomás Ó Sé, Séamus Scanlon, Paul Galvin, Tadhg Kennelly, Declan O'Sullivan
2010: Colm Cooper
2011: Marc Ó Sé, Bryan Sheehan, Darran O'Sullivan, Colm Cooper
Ladies' Football[link]
Honours[link]
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships: 11
- 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
- All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship: 3
- 1980, 1981, 1995
- All-Ireland Under-16 Ladies' Football Championship: 2
- 1999 **2011
- All-Ireland Under-14 Ladies' Football Championship: 5
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2008
Hurling[link]
Kerry's first All-Ireland championship win was in hurling. Only club teams were allowed in 1891, so Kilmoyley club, a team from North Kerry, disbanded and joined up with Ballyduff so that their joint team could win the All-Ireland. This remains Kerry's only hurling title. After the game the rules were changed to allow selected county teams in the Championship. It was the first time a Munster team won both Munster and All Irelands in the same year. As well as 1891 Kerry have played in Munster Senior Hurling Championship Finals in 1889, 1890, 1892, 1900 and 1908.
Kerry's most notable hurling achievement in recent times occurred in the 1993 Munster championship when John Meyler's Kerry team shocked Waterford by a score of 4-13 to 3-13. It was reward for years of progress which included a draw with Kilkenny in the National Hurling League. Kerry followed it up in 1995 with its most famous ever League victory, a win over newly crowned All-Ireland champions Clare.
In 2003 team made it to the 4th round of the qualifiers only to go down to Limerick 1-14 to 0-24 in Austin Stack Park in Tralee. Along the way the beat Westmeath, Carlow and beaten Ulster finalists Derry. The wins over Westmeath and Carlow was the first time a Kerry team won 2 Championship games in a row. It was also the first time a Kerry hurling team played more championship games then the football team.
In 2010, Kerry were narrowly defeated by Westmeath in the final of the Christy Ring Cup.
Kerry has played in just one Munster Minor Hurling Championship Final, in 1938, when they lost to a Cork team that included the great Christy Ring. They have won and played in a number of All Ireland B Finals however.
Kerry has never won the Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship, its most notable achievement in the championship came in 2004 when they ran Limerick to 3 points in Austin Stack Park. They have however won and played in a number of All Ireland U21 B Championship Finals.
In 2009 a Kerry Colleges team entered the Munster Senior Colleges Dr. Harty Cup for the first time.
Kerry Hurling Squad[link]
- Manager: John Meyler
- Selectors: John Hennessy (Ballyduff), Seanie O’Shea (Dr Crokes)
- Trainer: Joe O’Connor
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Squad as per Kerry vs Wicklow (Christy Ring Cup Semi Final 2010)[8]
Honours[link]
- All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships 3
- 1976, 1983, 1986
- Christy Ring Cups 1
- 2011
- All Under 21 B Championships: 5
- 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
- All Ireland Minor B Hurling Championships: 5
- 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championships: 2
- 1961, 1972
- National Hurling Leagues Div2:
2001
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championships:2
- 1970,1973
- Leinster Minor B Hurling Championships: 2
- 1987,1988
Notable Hurlers[link]
- Michael ‘Boxer’ Slattery
- Shane Brick
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- Brendan O’Sullivan
- John Mike Dooley
- John Healy
- John Mahony
- Tom Collins
- Maurice Leahy
- Christy Walsh
Camogie[link]
Cillard and a selected Kerry team won divisional honours at Féile na nGael in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Notable players include Mary Geaney
Under Camogie’s National Development Plan 2010-2015, “Our Game, Our Passion,”[9] Donegal, Kerry, Mayo and Monaghan are to get a total of 14 new clubs by 2015.[10]
Stadia[link]
- FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney - home venue for the Senior football team
- Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Club Titles[link]
- Kerry Senior Football Championship
- Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
- Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Kerry Junior Football Championship
- Kerry Junior Hurling Championship
- Kerry Novice Football Championship
- Kerry Minor Football Championship
- Kerry Minor Hurling Championship
- Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
- Kerry U21 Hurling Championship
- Kerry County Football League - Division 1
See also[link]
List of Kerry All-Ireland Football Finals
References[link]
- ^ a b Keane, Paul (2003-04-20). "GAA: Micko's still the best in my book SAYS ARMAGH'S KERNAN". Sunday Mirror. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20030420/ai_n12868452.
- ^ The Kingdom - 2005/12/15: Tears flow freely in Listowel on the day they buried a real giant
- ^ Irish Examiner - 2005/09/24: Better late than never
- ^ "Last hurrah looms for football's most remarkable man". Irish Independent. 2008-05-18. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/last-hurrah-looms-for-footballs-most-remarkable-man-1379144.html.
- ^ Irish News UK - News from the Irish Community in Britain
- ^ "Kerry Senior Football team". Kerry GAA. 2011. http://kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=46&Itemid=35. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ http://www.gaa.ie/page/football_team_of_the_millennium.html GAA website
- ^ "Kerry Senior Hurling team announced". Cork GAA. 2010-06-03. http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1330:kerry-senior-hurling-team-announced-&catid=48:team-news-senior-hurling&Itemid=53. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ Irish Independent March 29 2010: Final goal for camogie
- ^ National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on camogie.ie, pdf download (778k) from Camogie.ie download site
External links[link]
- Vintage Kerry GAA Jerseys from Retro GAA
- Kerry on Hoganstand.com
- National and provincial titles won by Kerry teams
- Club championship winners
- Kerry GAA site
- Causeway GAA site Hurling club from North Kerry
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| Gaafu Alifu Atoll | |
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| Country | Maldives |
| Province | |
| Corresponding geographic atoll(s) | Huvadhu Atoll |
| Location | 0° 55' N and 0° 28' N |
| Capital | Vilingili |
| Government | |
| • Atoll chief | Abulla Saeed [1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,116 |
| Letter code | P |
| Dhivehi letter code | GA (ގއ) |
| Islands | |
| • Number of islands | 82 |
| • Inhabited islands | Dhaandhoo Dhevvadhoo Dhiyadhoo Gemanafushi Hadahaa Kanduhulhudhoo Kolamaafushi Kondey Maamendhoo Nilandhoo Vilingili |
| • Uninhabited islands | Araigaiththaa Baavandhoo Baberaahuttaa Bakeiththaa Beyruhuttaa Beyrumaddoo Bihuréhaa Boaddoo Bodéhuttaa Budhiyahuttaa Dhevvalaabadhoo Dhevvamaagalaa Dhigémaahuttaa Dhigudhoo Dhigurah Dhonhuseenahuttaa Falhumaafushi Falhuverrehaa Farudhulhudhoo Fénéhuttaa Fenrahaa Fenrahaahuttaa Funadhoovillingili Funamaddoo Galamadhoo Haagevillaa Hagedhoo Heenamaagalaa Hirihuttaa Hithaadhoo Hithaadhoogalaa Hulhimendhoo Hunadhoo Hurendhoo Idimaa Innaréhaa Kalhehuttaa Kalhudhiréhaa Kanduvillingili Keesseyréhaa Kendheraa Koduhuttaa Kondeymatheelaabadhoo Kondeyvillingili Kudalafari Kuddoo Kudhébondeyyo Kudhéfehélaa Kudhéhuttaa Kureddhoo Lhossaa Maadhiguvaru Maaféhélaa Maagehuttaa Maakanaarataa Maamutaa Maarandhoo Maaréhaa Mahaddhoo Maththidhoo Maththuréhaa Médhuburiyaa Médhuhuttaa Medhuréhaa Melaimu Meradhoo Minimensaa Munaagala Munandhoo Odagallaa Raaverrehaa Rinbidhoo Thinrukéréhaa Uhéréhaa Viligillaa Vodamulaa |
| Resort islands, airports and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. | |
Northern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division of the Maldives created on February 8, 1962 when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two districts. Gaafu Alifu corresponds to the northeastern section of this large natural atoll north of the line extending between the channels of Footukandu and Vaarulu Kandu. The capital of this district is Vilingili.
NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. (including Gaafu Alif) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).[1]
History[link]
Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of Devvadu Island, located in the centre of the large lagoon. There are many Buddhist archaeological remains in Devvadū, mainly low hills left by ruined stupas. None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet.
In January 1959, the three southern atolls: Huvadhu, Fuvahmulah and Addu, were involved in setting up the breakaway United Suvadive Republic which survived until September 1963. The name of the secessionist state was taken from the ancient name of Huvadhu Atoll, "Suvadiva".
References[link]
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- ^ Tim Godfrey, Atlas of the Maldives, Atoll Editions 2004
- Hasan A. Maniku. The Islands of Maldives. Novelty. Male 1983.
- H.C.P. Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
- Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. G.Sōsanī. Malé 1999.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Páidí Ó Sé | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born | (1955-05-16) May 16, 1955 (age 57) Ceann Trá, County Kerry |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1970s-1990s | An Ghaeltacht | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1975-1987 | Kerry | 53 (0-08) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 11 | ||
| All Irelands | 8 | ||
| NFL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 5 | ||
Páidí Ó Sé (born 16 May 1955 in Ceann Trá, County Kerry) is a retired Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local club An Ghaeltacht and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1987. Ó Sé later served as manager of the Kerry, Westmeath, and Clare senior football teams.
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Biography[link]
Páidi Ó Sé was born in the heart of the Gaeltacht in Ceann Trá, County Kerry in 1955. A native Irish speaker he was educated locally at Cill Mhic a’ Domhnaigh National School. He later attended Dingle CBS, St. Brendan's College in Killarney and St. Michael's College in Listowel. While receiving his secondary school education Ó Sé's interest in Gaelic football was nurtured. During his secondary schooling he won four consecutive Kerry senior colleges' titles from 1971 until 1974. Ó Sé won back-to-back Corn Uí Mhuirí titles in 1972 and 1973 with St. Brendan's, before adding a Munster 'B' colleges' title to his collection in 1974 with St. Michael's. He subsequently trained to be a Garda Síochána and was based in Limerick for much of his career in law enforcement.
Ó Sé married his wife Máire, a schoolteacher, in 1984 and together they have three children - Neasa, Siún and Páidí Óg. He currently runs his own bar and restaurant in Ventry. Ó Sé has three nephews that have also played for Kerry; Darragh, Tomás and Marc Ó Sé. All three have been selected for the GAA All-Stars Awards teams and have had much success in recent years.[1]
Playing career[link]
Club[link]
Ó Sé played his club football with his local club called An Ghaeltacht. He showed great talent as a teenager and started playing senior football as a fourteen year-old. In 1970, at the age of fifteen, he won a West Kerry Senior Football Championship winners' medal. The following year Ó Sé won an under-16 County League title, playing on a team that was made up of players from an Ghaeltacht, Dingle and Lios Póil. Over a decade later in 1984 he was player-manager of the West Kerry side that won the senior county championship title for the first time in almost forty years. A second county title followed for Ó Sé in 1985. He finished off his club career with an Ghaeltacht, winning a West Kerry League title in 1988.
Minor & under-21[link]
By the early 1970s Ó Sé had joined the Kerry minor football team, however, he had no success in this grade as Cork dominated the provincial championship. He was quickly promoted to the county's under-21 team. After missing Kerry's Munster final triumph in 1973 he was a key addition to the team in time for the All-Ireland final. Mayo provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Kerry recorded a 2-13 to 0-13 victory. The win gave Ó Sé a coveted under-21 All-Ireland winners' medal.[2]
In 1975 Ó Sé captured a Munster title following a nine-point trouncing of Waterford.[3] Ó Sé's side later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Dublin providing the opposition. A 1-15 to 0-10 score line gave Kerry the victory and gave Ó Sé a second All-Ireland winners' medal.[4]
In 1976 Ó Sé made it two Munster under-21 titles in-a-row as Kerry retained their provincial crown at the expense of Cork. He later lined out in a third All-Ireland final. Kildare provided the oppsoution on that occasion, however, they were no match for Kerry. Ó Sé collected a third All-Ireland winners' medal following a 0-14 to 1-3 victory.[4]
Senior[link]
Ó Sé first tasted success at senior level in the National Football League in 1974. That year he won a National League title following a six-point win over Roscommon.[5] He retained his place as a substitute for Kerry’s unsuccessful Munster Championship campaign.
In 1975 a new-look Kerry team was formed under the management of former player Mick O'Dwyer. It was the beginning of a glorious era for Kerry football and Ó Sé played a key role in orchestrating much of the success for the team that would come to be regarded as the greatest of all-time. That year he won his first senior Munster title, dethroning Cork as provincial champions in the process.[6] Ó Sé later lined out in his first senior All-Ireland final. Reigning champions Dublin provided the opposition and were installed as the red-hot favourites over the youngest Kerry team of all-time. On a rain-soaked day John Egan and substitute Ger O'Driscoll scored two goals and 'the Dubs' were ambushed by 2-12 to 0-11.[7] It was Ó Sé's first All-Ireland winners' medal at senior level.
In 1976 Ó Sé captured his second Munster title before later lining out in his second All-Ireland final. Once again it was Dublin who provided the opposition. Both sides were hoping for success, however, new 'Dub' Kevin Moran was causing havoc with the Kerry defence. Jimmy Keaveney converted a penalty to help Dublin to a 3-8 to 0-10 victory and defeat for Ó Sé.[8]
1977 proved to be another frustrating year. The year began with Ó Sé capturing a second National League medal on the field of play and a third consecutive Munster title following another win over Cork. Kerry later took on Dublin for the third consecutive year, however, this time it was in the All-Ireland semi-final. In one of the greatest game sof football ever-played 'the Dubs' triumphed and Ó Sé was still left waiting for a second All-Ireland medal.
In 1978 Kerry faced little competition in the provincial championship once again. A defeat of Cork gave Ó Sé a fourth Munster winners' medal in-a-row. Kerry later qualified for a third All-Ireland final in four years. Old rivals Dublin provided the opposition, however, the game turned into a rout. The game is chiefly remembered for Mikey Sheehy's sensational goal. The Kerry forward lobbed over the ball over the head of Paddy Cullen, who was caught off his line arguing with the referee. New full-forward Eoin Liston scored a hat-trick of goals. Pat Spillane played all over the field, including goalkeeper after Charlie Nelligan was sent off. At the full-time whistle Kerry were the winners by 5-11 to 0-9.[9]
In 1979 Kerry made it five-in-a-row in Munster as Cork fell by ten points in the provincial final. Ó Sé later went in search of a third All-Ireland medal as he lined out in a fourth championship decider. Dublin provided the opposition for the fifth consecutive occasion. Kerry were handicapped throughout the game. Ger Power did not start the game, while John O'Keeffe got injured and Ó Sé was sent off during the encounter. Two goals by Mikey Sheehy and a third by John Egan helped 'the Kingdom' to a 3-13 to 1-8 victory. It was Ó Sé's third All-Ireland winners' medal.[10]
Kerry's dominance continued in 1980. Another defeat of Cork in the provincial final gave Ó Sé a sixth Munster winners' medal in succession. Another All-Ireland final appearance beckoned, this time with Roscommon providing the opposition. The Connacht champions shocked Kerry and took a five-point lead inside the first twelve minutes. Mikey Sheehy popped up again to score the decisive goal, as Kerry went on to claim a 1-9 to 1-6 victory in a game that contained sixty-four frees.[11] The victory gave Kerry a third All-Ireland title in succession, while Ó Sé added a fourth All-Ireland winners' medal to his ever-growing collection.
In 1981 Ó Sé won his seventh consecutive Munster title, before lining out in the All-Ireland final against Offaly. Kerry had an easy win with seven players combing for a great goal. He captured his fifth All-Ireland winners' medal that day as Kerry won by 1-12 to 0-8.[11]
In 1982 Ó Sé won his third National League medal before Kerry secured an eighth consecutive Munster final victory over Cork. The All-Ireland final pitted 'the Kingdom' against Offaly for the second year in-a-row. Kerry had the upper hand for much of the game and were leading by two points with two minutes left to be played. The game, however, was not over as Offaly substitute Séamus Darby, who had entered the game almost unnoticed, produced the most spectacular of finishes by scoring a late goal. Kerry failed to score again to level the match and Offaly went on to win their third All-Ireland title ever. Kerry's five-in-a-row dream was shattered.[12]
Kerry missed out on an historic nine-in-a-row in Munster in 1983, as Cork finally triumphed. 'The Kingdom' bounced back the following year with Ó Sé winning his fourth National League medal and his ninth Munster title. The centenary-year All-Ireland final pitted Kerry against old rivals and reigning champions Dublin. 'The Kingdon' dominated the game from start to finish. Only two Dublin forwards scored as Kerry ran out easy winners by 0-14 to 1-6. It was Ó Sé's sixth All-Ireland winners' medal.[13]
Kerry made no mistake again in 1985. A two-goal victory over Cork gave Ó Sé a tenth Munster winners' medal. Another All-Ireland final beckoned, with Dublin providing the opposition for a second consecutive year. Jack O'Shea scored a key goal after eleven minutes and Kerry stormed to a nine-point lead at half-time. 'The Dubs' came storming back with Joe McNally scoring two goals. The gap could not be bridged and Kerry won by 2-1 to 2-8.[13] The victory gave Ó Sé an impressive seventh All-Ireland winners' medal.
In 1986 Kerry's dominance showed no sign of disappearing. Cork fell again in the provincial final, giving Liston an eleventh Munster title. An eighth All-Ireland final appearance quickly followed and it turned out to be an historic occasion. Tyrone provided the opposition in their first-ever championship decider. A Peter Quinn goal gave the Ulster men a six-point lead in the second-half, however, the game was far from over. Spillane ran fifty yards up the field for a hand-passed goal to get Kerry back on track. Mikey Sheehy scored a second goal to give 'the Kingdom' a 2-15 to 1-10 victory.[13] It was his eighth All-Ireland medal overall, a record haul of All-Ireland medals and a record that he shares with fellow Kerrymen Pat Spillane, Ger Power, Ogie Moran and Mikey Sheehy. Remarkably, he only conceded one point to his opponent in ten All-Ireland final appearances.
The glory days were now over for Kerry as Cork captured the Munster title in 1987. Ó Sé decided to retire from inter-county football following this defeat.
Managerial career[link]
Kerry[link]
In late 1995 Ó Sé returned to the limelight when he was appointed manager of the Kerry senior football team. The task ahead was enormous as Kerry had fallen down the pecking order in terms of championship aspirations. The county hadn't won an All-Ireland title since Ó Sé was a player almost a decade earlier in 1986. Kerry's last Munster title came in 1991, however, since then near rivals Cork had dominated the provincial series. In Ó Sé's first Munster campaign in 1996 Kerry reached the final. Cork, a team looking for an eighth title in ten years, provided the opposition, however, Ó Sé's touch worked the oracle as 'the Kingdom' won by 0-14 to 0-11. It was a sign that Kerry were on the way back, however, a defeat by Mayo in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final highlighted the fact that the team was lacking in some quarters.
In 1997 Ó Sé's Kerry announced their arrival when they captured the National League title at the start of the year. A second Munster title soon followed after a demolition of Clare in the provincial decider. Kerry subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland final, with Mayo providing the opposition. The game saw both sides share periods of dominance. Kerry's Maurice Fitzgerald scored nine of his team's points while Mayo scored 1-2 in a two-minute spell. The Connacht champions failed to score in the last twenty minutes as Kerry held on to win by 0-13 to 1-7.[14] The win was all the more significant for Ó Sé as he became one of the few people who captained and managed his county to an All-Ireland title.
1998 saw Ó Sé's Kerry team make it three Munster titles in a row. But, his side were later defeated by Mick O'Dwyer's Kildare in the All-Ireland semi-final.
After losing their provincial title in 1999, Kerry were back in 2000, securing a fourth Munster title in five campaigns. Kerry later defeated Armagh, after a draw and a replay which featured extra-time, to set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Galway. That game saw Ó Sé's side take a seven-point lead, however, Galway fought back to force a 0-14 apiece draw and a replay. A disputed free gave Kerry the lead with seventeen minutes left and Ó Sé's side eventually held on to win by 0-17 to 1-10.[15]
At this point it looked as if Ó Sé's side would dominate football for the foreseeable future. In 2001 he guided Kerry to another Munster title and it looked[says who?] as if a second consecutive All-Ireland title was on the cards. The subsequent All-Ireland semi-final proved to be a reality check as Meath trounced 'the Kingdom' by 2-14 to 0-5.
In 2002 Kerry were still the masters of provincial football and Ó Sé guided his county to a sixth Munster title. Kerry later reached a third All-Ireland final under Ó Sé, this time with Armagh providing the opposition. At half-time it looked as if Kerry were on course for the ultimate victory. The Ulstermen lost John MCentee to concussion while Oisín McConville missed a penalty just before the interval. With a four-point lead and playing into the wind Kerry were set. McConville, however, scored a decisive goal in the fifty-fifth minute which stunned Kerry. Ó Sé's side failed to score for the last seventeen minutes as Armagh went on to claim their first All-Ireladn title with a 1-12 to 0-14 victory.[16]
2003 saw Ó Sé's tenure as manager dogged by controversy. In January of that year he gave a controversial interview to the Irish Independent in which he described the Kerry supporters as 'the roughest type of fucking animals you could ever deal with.'[17] Ó Sé was forced to issue an embarrassing apology, however, he still guided his team to a seventh Munster title in eight years. Kerry, however, were later trounced by eventual champions Tyrone in the All-Ireland semi-final. Ó Sé later described the result as a "disastrous defeat". Ó Sé was subsequently fired as manager.[1]
Westmeath[link]
One week after being sacked as Kerry manager, he was unveiled as the new manager of the Westmeath senior football team. Ó Sé proved to be an inspired choice as manager as he led the county to their first ever Leinster Championship title in his first season in charge. The 0-12 tp 0-10 defeat of Laois in the provincial decider provided that Ó Sé was a manager of some considerable skill. Westmeath's dream season, however, came to an abrupt halt with a defeat by Derry in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
Ó Sé's second season in charge was less successful. Westmeath were dumped out of the provincial championship on their first outing. A defeat of Tipperary in the subsequent All-Ireland qualifiers was followed by a loss to Clare. This defeat brought Ó Sé's tenure to an end, and he was replaced by his understudy Tomás Ó Flatharta.
Clare[link]
In 2006 Ó Sé was linked with a possible return to Kerry as manager, however, instead he was appointed manager of the Clare senior footballers. Once again expectations were high that Ó Sé would work his magic in a 'non-traditional' football county. His tenure got off to a bad start when Clare were defeated by Waterford in the opening round of the provincial campaign and dumped out of the championship. Clare later participated in the Tommy Murphy Cup competition, however, a defeat by Antrim in the semi-final brought Ó Sé's tenure as manager to a premature end.
Playing Honours[link]
Schools Titles
- O'Sullivan Cup (Kerry Colleges) 4: 1971,1972,1973,1974
- Munster College A 2: 1972,1973
- Munster Colleges B 1: 1974
Underage Titles
- Munster U21 Championship 4: 1973,1974,1975,1976
- All Ireland U21 Championship 3: 1973,1975,1976
Senior Titles
- All Ireland Senior Championship 8: 1975,1978,1979,1980,1981,1984,1985,1986
- Munster Senior Championship 11: 1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1984,1985,1986
- National League 4: 1974,1977,1982,1984
- Railway Cup 4: 1976,1978,1981,1982
- All Stars 5: 1981,1982,1983,1984,1985
- County Senior Championship: 1984,1985
Managerial Honours[link]
Kerry
- All Ireland Senior Championship 2: 1997,2000
- Munster Senior Championship 6: 1996,1997,1998,2000,2001,2003
- All Ireland U21 Championship 1: 1995
- Munster U21 Championship 2; 1993,1995
- National League 1: 1997
Westmeath
- Leinster Senior Championship 1: 2004
West Kerry
- County Senior Championship 3: 1984,1985 (Player/Manager) 1990
References[link]
- ^ a b "How the silent assassins buried the knife in Paidi O Se's back". Irish Independent. 2003-10-26. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/how-the-silent-assassins-buried-the-knife-in-paidi-o-ses-back-496167.html. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ Donegan, Des (2005). The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. DBA Publications. p. 156.
- ^ "Munster Under-21 Football Championship Winning Teams". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/under21football.html. Retrieved 2009-04-06. [dead link]
- ^ a b The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 156
- ^ The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 177
- ^ "Munster Senior Football Championship Winning Teams". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorfootball.html. Retrieved 2009-03-30. [dead link]
- ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 403.
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists pp. 403-404
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists p. 404
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists pp. 404-405
- ^ a b The GAA Book of Lists p. 405
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists pp. 405-406
- ^ a b c The GAA Book of Lists p. 406
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists p. 410
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists pp. 410–411
- ^ The GAA Book of Lists p. 411
- ^ "The roughest type of year for Páidí". Irish Independent. 2003-12-31. http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2003/12/31/story11941.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
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| Preceded by Ambrose O'Donovan |
Kerry Senior Football Captain 1985 |
Succeeded by Tommy Doyle |
| Preceded by Ogie Moran |
Kerry Senior Football Manager 1996-2003 |
Succeeded by Jack O'Connor |
| Preceded by Luke Dempsey |
Westmeath Senior Football Manager 2003-2005 |
Succeeded by Tomás Ó Flatharta |
| Preceded by John Kennedy |
Clare Senior Football Manager 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Frank Doherty |
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| Preceded by Ambrose O'Donovan (Kerry) |
All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1985 |
Succeeded by Tommy Doyle (Kerry) |
| Preceded by Seán Boylan (Meath) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning manager 1997 |
Succeeded by John O'Mahony (Galway) |
| Preceded by Seán Boylan (Meath) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning manager 2000 |
Succeeded by John O'Mahony (Galway) |
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| Name | Ose, Paidi |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 16 May 1955 |
| Place of birth | Ceann Trá |
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| Irish name | Mícheál Prionsias Ruiséal | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right Corner Forward | ||
| Born | 1977 Killorglin, County Kerry |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| 1995-present | Laune Rangers | ||
| Club Titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 (1 as sub) | ||
| Munster titles | 2 (1 as sub) | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 (1 as sub) | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1997-2009 | Kerry | 56 (8-130) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All Irelands | 5 | ||
| NFL | 4 ( 1 as sub) | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Mike Frank Russell (born 1977 in Killorglin, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1997 until 2009.
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Early life[link]
Mike Frank Russell was born in Killorglin, County Kerry in 1977. He was educated at the local primary school before later attending the Intermediate School in Killorglin. It was here that Russell's football skills were first developed and he became a key member of the school's senior team. In 1996 he captured a Corn Uí Mhuirí winners' medal as the Killorglin school captured the Munster colleges' title. An All-Ireland colleges' final appearance beckoned for Russell's side with St. Patrick's of Maghera providing the opposition. Killorglin went on a goal scoring spree and proved more than a match for the point-scoring abilities of St. Pat's. A 4-8 to 1-14 score line gave Killorglin the win and gave Russell an All-Ireland colleges' winners' medal.
Russell currently works as a teacher. In 2009 he married Sinead O'Brien in Killorglin.
Playing career[link]
College[link]
Russell attended the Institute of Technology, Tralee (ITT), where he lined out with the institiute's senior football team and enjoyed some success. In the 1997-98 season his side reached the final of the inter-varsities football competition. The University of Ulster provided the opposition on that occasion in Austin Stack Park, however, ITT won the game by 0-10 to 0-8, giving Russell a coveted Sigerson Cup winners' medal.
Inter-county[link]
Kerry[link]
Russell made his debut for Kerry in the 1997 season. He became a key forward for Kerry over the next decade, winning a total of 5 All-Ireland medals with Kerry. He was also selected for the All-Star team in 2000. He retired from inter-county football in 2009.[1]
Honours[link]
Intermediate School Killorglin[link]
- All-Ireland Senior Colleges' Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1996
- Munster Senior Colleges' Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1996
Institute of Technology, Tralee[link]
- Sigerson Cup:
- Winner (1): 1997-98
Laune Rangers[link]
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1996 (sub)
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1995 (sub), 1996
- Kerry Senior Football Championship:
- Winner (2): 1995 (sub), 1996
- Runner-up (3): 1997, 2003, 2004
- Kerry Under-21 Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1995
- Kerry Minor Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1995
- Kerry County Football League – Division 1:
- Winner (4): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Kerry[link]
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship:
- Winner (5): 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007
- Runner-up (3): 2002, 2005, 2008
- Munster Senior Football Championship:
- Winner (8): 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Runner-up (3): 1999, 2006, 2008
- National Football League (Division 1):
- Winner (4): 1996-97, 2004, 2006, 2009 (sub)
- National Football League (Division 2):
- Winner (1): 2002
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship:
- Winner (2): 1996, 1998
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship:
- Winner (3): 1996 (sub), 1997, 1998 (sub)
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1994
- Munster Minor Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1994
Munster[link]
- Railway Cup:
- Winner (0):
- Runner-up (1): 2007
Ireland[link]
- International Rules Series:
- Winner (1): 2001 (sub)
References[link]
- ^ "End of an era as Mike Frank retires". The Kerryman. 2009-07-01. http://www.kerryman.ie/premium/sport/gaelic-football/end-of-an-era-as-mike-frank-retires-1801049.html. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
Teams[link]
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| Name | Russell, Mike Frank |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 1977 |
| Place of birth | Killorglin |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Seán Seosamh Ó Síoda | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born | Tralee, County Kerry | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| 1920s-1930s 1920s-1930s | John Mitchels Tralee Parnells | ||
| Club Titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1919-1930 | Kerry | 35 (4-22) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 7 | ||
| All Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
John Joe Sheehy (1897–1980) was an Irish political/military activist and sportsperson. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the Irish Republican Army, where he was a senior figure in County Kerry. He also gained fame as a successful Gaelic Footballer for Kerry.
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IRA activities[link]
Sheehy commanded the Boherbee company of the IRA, and later of the Tralee battalion.[1] His brother Jimmy was killed in the British Army in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.[2]
He sided against the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922, like most of the IRA in Kerry. In the Civil War, when Free State troops landed in Kerry as part of a seaborne offensive, he was in command of the Anti-Treaty garrison in Tralee. After the Army took the town , Sheehy retreated, burning the barracks there.[3] As the conflict became a guerrilla affair, he found himself in charge of three 'columns', or around 75 men in total, in the Ballymacthomas area.[4] He and Tom McEllistrim were in charge of an attack on Castlemaine in January 1923.[5]
Just after the Civil War, when Sheehy was still on the run, he managed to play football for Kerry. Kerry captain Con Brosnan, though a member of the Free State army, would guarantee his safe passage. And so Sheehy would pay into Munster and All Ireland finals, slip off his street clothes, play, and then at the final whistle, disappear back into the crowd.[6]
Sporting career[link]
He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from the 1919 until 1930. He also played hurling with Tralee Parnells. Sheehy captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1930. Three of his sons - Seán Óg, Niall and Paudie - all won All-Ireland titles with Kerry in the 1960s.[7] He played in the Railway Cup Hurling final in 1927 and was captain of the Football team the same year and won other medals in 1931.
Later life[link]
Sheehy remained a staunch supporter of Sinn Féin and was a critical of the moves to end abstension by the party in the late 1960s. He sided with the Provisionals in the 1970 split at the Ard Fheis and remained active in Provisional Sinn Féin until his death, supporting the IRA's violent campaign.
References[link]
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- ^ T Ryle Dwyer, Tans Terror and Troubles, Kerry's real fighting story, p238, Niall C Harrington, Kerry Landing, p83
- ^ Ibid. p 299
- ^ Dwyer, p356
- ^ Tom Doyle, The Civil War in Kerry p161
- ^ Ibid. p251
- ^ http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/jan/04/125-most-influential-people-in-gaa-history-100-76/
- ^ "125 Most Influential People In GAA History (76-100)". Sunday Tribune. 2009-01-04. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/jan/04/125-most-influential-people-in-gaa-history-100-76/. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
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| Preceded by Joe Barrett |
Kerry Senior Football Captain 1930 |
Succeeded by Con Brosnan |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by - (Galway) |
All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1926 |
Succeeded by Mick Buckley (Kildare) |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by Joe Barrett (Kerry) |
All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1930 |
Succeeded by Con Brosnan (Kerry) |
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| Name | Sheehy, John Joe |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | Irish hurler and gaelic footballer |
| Date of birth | 1897 |
| Place of birth | Tralee |
| Date of death | 1980 |
| Place of death | |
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