Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Donncha Ó Donnaile | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Born |
1937 Skryne, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Died |
27 October 2008 (aged 71) Navan, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Farmer [1] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Skryne Kilmessan | |||
Club titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Meath titles | 1 | 4 | |
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Meath | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Denis Donnelly (1937 – 27 October 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club sides Skryne and Kilmessan and at inter-county level with the Meath senior teams in both codes. He usually lined out as a full-back.
Donnelly lined out for the Meath senior teams as a dual player. He was captain of the senior football team that won the Leinster Championship in 1964. [2] Donnelly also filled the right corner-back position on the Meath team that was beaten by Galway in the 1966 All-Ireland final. He also won two Leinster Junior Championships with the Meath senior hurling team. At club level, Donnelly was a member of the Skryne team that won the Meath SFC title in 1965. [3] He also won four Meath SHC titles with sister club Kilmeassan. Donnelly was the joint-winner of the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship in 1963.
Donnelly spent his entire working life as a farmer. His son, David Donnelly, also lined out with the Meath senior hurling team. Donnelly died after a period of illness at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan on 27 October 2008. [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Donncha Ó Donnaile | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Born |
1937 Skryne, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Died |
27 October 2008 (aged 71) Navan, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Farmer [1] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Skryne Kilmessan | |||
Club titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Meath titles | 1 | 4 | |
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Meath | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Denis Donnelly (1937 – 27 October 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club sides Skryne and Kilmessan and at inter-county level with the Meath senior teams in both codes. He usually lined out as a full-back.
Donnelly lined out for the Meath senior teams as a dual player. He was captain of the senior football team that won the Leinster Championship in 1964. [2] Donnelly also filled the right corner-back position on the Meath team that was beaten by Galway in the 1966 All-Ireland final. He also won two Leinster Junior Championships with the Meath senior hurling team. At club level, Donnelly was a member of the Skryne team that won the Meath SFC title in 1965. [3] He also won four Meath SHC titles with sister club Kilmeassan. Donnelly was the joint-winner of the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship in 1963.
Donnelly spent his entire working life as a farmer. His son, David Donnelly, also lined out with the Meath senior hurling team. Donnelly died after a period of illness at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan on 27 October 2008. [4]