Connie Kelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchur Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1949 Cloughduv, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
5 April 1985 (aged 36) Farnanes, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Cloughduv Canovee → Muskerry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1971 1971 |
Cork (SH) Cork (SF) |
1 (0–07) 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Cornelius Kelly (1949 – 5 April 1985) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. He played with club sides Cloughduv and Canovee, divisional side Muskerry and at inter-county level with the Cork senior teams.
Career
Kelly first played hurling with the Cloughduv minor team that won three successive divisional titles in the mid-1960s. He soon progressed to adult level and won a Cork JFC title with sister club Canovee in 1968.[1] Kelly was the championship's top scorer when he added a Cork JHC title to his collection in 1970.[2] He was also a member of the Muskerry divisional teams as a dual player that year and, after losing the SHC final, won a Cork SFC medal after a defeat of Nemo Rangers.[3][4] Kelly enjoyed further club success when Canovee-Cloughduv completed an intermediate double in 1973. He ended his club career with a second Cork IHC title in 1983.
Kelly first played for Cork as a substitute on the minor team that lost the 1966 All-Ireland minor final to Wexford. He was again eligible for the minor grade the following year and won an All-Ireland MHC medal from left wing-forward when Wexford were beaten.[5] Kelly's performances at club level resulted in a call-up to the under-21 team and he scored 2-07 when Wexford were beaten in the 1970 All-Ireland under-21 final replay.[6] He was drafted onto the Cork senior teams as a dual player for the respective 1971 championships an won a Munster SFC medal after a defeat of Kerry.[7][8] A recurring back problem resulted in Kelly's inter-county career coming to a premature end.
Personal life and death
Kelly was educated at Pallaskenry Agricultural College in County Limerick and worked on the family farm in Farnanes, County Cork. He died suddenly on 5 April 1985, at the age of 36.[9]
Honours
- Canovee
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1973
- Cork Junior Football Championship: 1968
- Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1968
- Cloughduv
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1973, 1983
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship: 1970
- Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 1967, 1970
- Muskerry
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1971
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1971
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1970
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1970
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1967
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1966, 1967
References
- ^ "Canovee GAA history". Kilmurruy website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970". Echo Live. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Muskerry 1970". Muskerry GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Picking the best Cork hurlers since 1970 who made one championship appearance". Echo Live. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Hurler Connie Kelly dies". The Cork Examiner. 6 April 1985. Retrieved 25 September 2022.