Dermot Kehilly

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Dermot Kehilly
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Mac Caochlaoich
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1944
Newcestown, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Newcestown
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1965-1969
Cork 3 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:42, 15 July 2014.

Dermot Kehilly (born 1944) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Cork senior football team. [1]

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Born in Newcestown, County Cork, Kehilly first played competitive football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. [2] He made his senior debut during the 1965 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for a brief period. He was a Munster runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Kehily won numerous championship medals with Newcestown.

Throughout his career Kehilly played just three championship games for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1969 championship.

Kehilly's brothers, Kevin and Frank, also played Gaelic football with Cork.

Honours

Team

Newcestown
Cork

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References

  1. "Cork Football Teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.