Brendan Lowry
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2013) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Mac Labhraí | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
19 July 1959 Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Post office worker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ferbane | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1981-1992 | Offaly | 27 (8-58) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Brendan Lowry (born 11 July 1959 in Ferbane, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ferbane and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1981 until 1992. Lowry scored 0-3 to help his team to victory in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1982, the most recent occasion that Offaly won the Sam Maguire Cup.[1] His brothers Mick and Seán also played in the 1982 All Ireland winning side. Breandan managed the Westmeath Senior Gaelic football side from 1997 until 2000.
He is the father of professional golfer Shane Lowry, winner of the 2009 Irish Open, and the 2019 Open Championship at Portrush.[2]
References
- ^ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "In Focus: How the 'Clara Jug' was forged in white heat of sports dynasty". Irish Independent. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.