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Irish Gaelic footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seán Kelly (1925 – 10 August 2012), also known as Seán Ó Ceallaigh, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Dingle and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Ceallaigh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born |
1925 Kilcummin, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
Died |
10 August 2012 (aged 87) Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Occupation | Civil servant | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kilcummin Civil Service | |||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1952-1954 | Kerry | 10 (4-13) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Kelly first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer with St. Brendan's College in the Munster Colleges Championship, before later lining out at club level with Kilcummin and the Civil Service club in Dublin.[1] His inter-county career began as a 27-year-old when he was first selected for the Kerry senior football team in 1952. Kelly won his only All-Ireland Championship title after lining out at full-forward in a defeat of Armagh in 1953. His other honours include two Munster Championship titles and inclusion on the Munster team for the Railway Cup.[2][3]
Born and raised in Kilcummin, County Kerry, Kelly moved to Dublin to work as a civil servant at the age of 18. Living in Clontarf, he later became Secretary-General of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs.[4] Kelly married Eileen O'Hanrahan and they had seven children. His daughter, Fionnuala, married Enda Kenny who served as Taoiseach from 2011 until 2016.[5] His nephew, also Seán Kelly, has served as a Member of the European Parliament.[6]
Kelly died after a brief illness at the Bon Secours Hospital in Glasnevin on 10 August 2012.
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