George Roche (Gaelic footballer)

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George Roche
Personal information
Irish name Seoirse de Róiste
Sport Gaelic football
Died 3 April 1942
Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland
Occupation Brewery employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
Young Irelands
Club titles
Dublin titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1891-1896
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 3

George Roche was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted six seasons from 1891 until 1896. [1]

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Career

Roche first played competitive football with the Young Irelands club. He won five county senior championship medals with the club between 1891 and 1896.

Young Irelands represented Dublin in the championship, with Roche making his inter-county debut during the 1891 championship. Over the following six seasons, he won three All-Ireland medals. Roche also won four Leinster medals.

Honours

Young Irelands
Dublin

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References

  1. "Dublin GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.