Bernie O'Neill (Gaelic footballer)

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Bernie O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Beircheart Ó Néill
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1945 (age 7879)
Adrigole, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Adrigole
Beara
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1965-1973
Cork 14 (0-10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Bernie O'Neill (born 1945 in Adrigole, County Cork) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s. [1]

Honours

Adrigole
Beara
Cork

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References

  1. "Senior Football - Munster Final Winning Teams (1887-2007)". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2009.