Éamonn Mongey
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Éamonn Ó Mongaigh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1925 Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
Died |
23 September 2007 (aged 82) Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Barrister | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1940s–1950s | Castlebar Mitchels | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1941–1955 | Mayo | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 2 |
Éamonn Mongey (1925 – 23 September 2007) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder and as a centre-back at senior level for the Mayo county team.[1]
A native of Castlebar, Mongey’s family was steeped in the GAA. His father was president, vice-president and secretary of Castlebar Mitchels on different occasions in the early part of the last century, and his brother Finn was also county secretary for a period.[2]
He won an interprovincial colleges championship in 1942, and at the age of 16 had his first outing for the Mayo senior team against Roscommon in a Connacht league that replaced the National League which had been suspended because of the War. He remained a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the conclusion of the 1955 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, five Connacht medals and two National League medals.[3]
Mongey experienced a lengthy club career with Castlebar Mitchels, winning numerous county championship medals.
Having qualified as a barrister, Mongey was appointed Registrar of the High Court in Dublin and had a doctorate in law as well as a degree in public administration. He was also a member of the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society.
He wrote a regular column on Gaelic football for the The Sunday Press for many years.
References
- ^ "Mayo mourns a legend". Mayo News. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ .https://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2457:mayo-mourns-passing-of-legend&catid=26&Itemid=54
- ^ "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- 1925 births
- 2007 deaths
- Castlebar Mitchels Gaelic footballers
- Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
- Irish barristers
- Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers
- People from Castlebar
- Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
- Irish columnists
- The Sunday Press people
- Mayo Gaelic football biography stubs