Brendan Reilly (Meath Gaelic footballer)

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Brendan Reilly
Personal information
Irish name Breandán Ó Raghallaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born (1969-08-20) 20 August 1969 (age 52)
Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Midland Electric employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
St. Peter's, Dunboyne
Club titles
Meath titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
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.

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Career

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

St. Peter's, Dunboyne
Meath
Awards

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References

  1. "Meath All-Ireland winner Jim Reilly passes away". Hogan Stand. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. "Ardcath go under against Reilly inspired Dunboyne". Irish Independent. 5 May 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. "Royal welcome home for Meath team". Irish Times. 1 October 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "Back to front, and back again". Irish Independent. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2021.