Dinny Donnelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donncha Ó Donnaile | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1937 Skryne, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Died |
27 October 2008 (aged 71) Navan, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Skryne Kilmessan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Meath titles | 1 | 4 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Meath | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Denis Donnelly (1937 – 27 October 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club sides Skryne and Kilmessan and at inter-county level with the Meath senior teams in both codes. He usually lined out as a full-back.
Career
[edit]Donnelly lined out for the Meath senior teams as a dual player. He was captain of the senior football team that won the Leinster Championship in 1964.[2] Donnelly also filled the right corner-back position on the Meath team that was beaten by Galway in the 1966 All-Ireland final. He also won two Leinster Junior Championships with the Meath senior hurling team. At club level, Donnelly was a member of the Skryne team that won the Meath SFC title in 1965.[3] He also won four Meath SHC titles with sister club Kilmeassan. Donnelly was the joint-winner of the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship in 1963.
Personal life and death
[edit]Donnelly spent his entire working life as a farmer. His son, David Donnelly, also lined out with the Meath senior hurling team. Donnelly died after a period of illness at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan on 27 October 2008.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Kilmessan
- Meath Senior Hurling Championship: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969
- Skryne
- Meath
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1964 (c), 1966
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship: 1961, 1972
References
[edit]- ^ "Laochra na Mí" (PDF). 1966 All-Ireland final match programme. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "'64 was another good year". Hogan Stand. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "My best ever fifteen". Skryne GFC website. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Denis (Dinny) DONNELLY". rip.ie. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2021.