Cornelius Geaney (16 August 1907 – 9 September 1988) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with John Mitchels and Castleisland Desmonds and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchur Ó Géibheannaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
16 August 1907 Firies, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
9 September 1988 (aged 81) Wilton, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
John Mitchels Castleisland Desmonds | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1931-1938 | Kerry | 15 (2-09) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Career
editGeaney first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the John Mitchels club that won the County Championship title in 1929. He was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team two years later, however, an injury ruled him out of the 1931 All-Ireland final win over Kildare. Geaney won his only All-Ireland medal on the field of play after Kerry's 2-07 to 2-04 win over Mayo in the 1932 All-Ireland final. He continued to line out with Kerry over the following few seasons and claimed a third winners' medal, his second as a substitute, in 1937. Geaney's other honours with Kerry include six Munster Championship titles and two National Football League medals.[1]
Personal life and death
editBorn in Firies, County Kerry, Geaney qualified as a national school teacher and spent his adult life working in Castleisland. His son, Dave Geaney, is an All-Ireland-winning player and selector with Kerry, while his daughter, Mary Geaney, is a dual All-Ireland-winner and a former Ireland women's field hockey international.[2][3][4]
Geaney died after a brief illness at the Regional Hospital in Cork on 9 September 1988.
Honours
edit- John Mitchels
- Kerry
References
edit- ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Corkery award crowns club comeback". Irish Times. 5 March 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Mary honoured for the legend that she is". Kerry Sports Hub website. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Multi-talented Mary Geaney made her own All-Ireland history". Irish Examiner. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.