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Éamonn O'Donoghue (Gaelic footballer)

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Éamonn O'Donoghue
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Ó Donnchú
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1946
Asdee, County Kerry
Died 1983
Asdee, County Kerry
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1960s-1980s
Shannon Rangers
Club titles
Kerry titles 3
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1967-1974
Kerry 24 (1-16)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 5
All Stars 0

Éamonn O'Donoghue (born 1946 in Asdee, County Kerry) was an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballylongford, divisional side Shannon Rangers and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] In 1983, shortly after his death, Castleisland Desmonds and Ballylongford jointly presented a Cup in his honour to the North Kerry Football Board to be presented to the winners of the North Kerry Senior Football Championship each year.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The O'Donoghues of Asdee". terracetalk.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Éamonn O'Donoghue - The name behind the cup". Kerry Sports Hub. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2023.