Brian Farrell (Gaelic footballer)

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Brian Farrell
Personal information
Irish name Briain Ó Fearail
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born Nobber, County Meath, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Nobber
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2004-
Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Brian Farrell is a Gaelic footballer from Nobber, County Meath, Ireland. He plays for the Meath county team [1] and his local club Nobber. [2] He first came to national attention when he was part of the Meath team that made it to the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final but lost out to Derry having already been beaten by Longford in the Leinster Championship final. [3] The following year, he was part of the Meath side that won the Leinster and All-Ireland Junior Football Championships. At club level, he has won County and Leinster Junior medals in 2002 and an All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship medal in 2003. [4] In 2010, Farrell won a Meath Intermediate Football Championship medal.

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References

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  2. "Farrell can't stop scoring". Hoganstand.com. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. "Farrell guns down Colmcille". Hoganstand.com. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  4. "Football and Hurling Roll of Honour". Hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.