John Kennedy (Dublin Gaelic footballer)

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John Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cinnéide
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
YearsClub
Young Irelands
Club titles
Dublin titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1891-1984
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 3

John Kennedy was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted four seasons from 1891 until 1894. [1]

Kennedy first played competitive football with the Young Irelands club. He won four successive county senior championship medals with the club between 1891 and 1894.

Young Irelands represented Dublin in the championship, with Kennedy making his inter-county debut during the 1891 championship. As captain of the team over the following four seasons, he won three All-Ireland medals during that time - the first player to captain a team to three championships. Kennedy also won three 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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dublin Senior Football Captain
1891-1894
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Football Final
winning captain

1891-1892
Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Football Final
winning captain

1894
Succeeded by