Brendan Reilly (Meath Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Ó Raghallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
20 August 1969 Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Midland Electric employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Peter's, Dunboyne | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1987-1998 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brendan Reilly (born 20 August 1969) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Peter's, Dunboyne and at inter-county level with the Meath senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Dunboyne, County Meath, Reilly's father, Jim Reilly, was an All-Ireland-winner with Meath in 1954.[1] He first came to prominence at club level with the St. Peter's, Dunboyne club and, in a hugely successful club career, won county championship medals in every adult grade.[2] Reilly was 18-years-old when he made his debut with the Meath senior football team during the National Football League in late 1987 and was a member of the extended panel when Meath beat Cork in the 1988 All-Ireland final. While it took several seasons before he broke onto the senior team on a more permanent basis, he won an All-Ireland Junior Championship title, as well as provincial honours with the Meath under-21 team. Reilly won an All-Ireland medal on the field of play when he scored the winning point in the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final defeat of Mayo.[3] He was an All-Star recipient in 1997, while his other inter-county honours include Leinster Championship and National League titles.[4]
Honours
[edit]- St. Peter's, Dunboyne
- Meath Senior Football Championship: 1998
- Meath Intermediate Football Championship: 1992
- Meath Junior Football Championship: 1989
- Meath
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1988, 1996
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996
- National Football League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1993–94
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1988
- Leinster Junior Football Championship: 1988
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1989, 1990
- Awards
- All-Star: 1997
References
[edit]- ^ "Meath All-Ireland winner Jim Reilly passes away". Hogan Stand. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Ardcath go under against Reilly inspired Dunboyne". Irish Independent. 5 May 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Royal welcome home for Meath team". Irish Times. 1 October 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Back to front, and back again". Irish Independent. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Brendan Reilly profile at the Hogan Stand website