Con Kelleher

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Con Kelleher
Personal information
Irish name Conchur Ó Céileachair
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Forward
Born 1891
Macroom, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Fisherman
Club(s)
YearsClub
1900s-1920s
Macroom
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1910-1911
Cork 6
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:12, 11 April 2012.

Cornelius "Con" Kelleher (born 1891) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.

Kelleher made his first appearance for the team during the 1910 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two seasons. During that time he won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals. [1]

At club level Kelleher was a multiple county championship medalist with Macroom.

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References

  1. "Munster Senior Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 11 April 2012.