| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Ciarba | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1949 Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1966-1993 1967-1983 1973-1976 | Grange → Avondhu Blackrock | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1969-1974 | Cork | 12 (0-09) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Edmond Kirby (born 1949) is a retired Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he played with Grange and Blackrock and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork senior football team.
Kirby played both hurling and Gaelic football as a student at St Colman's College. He began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the St Dominic's club, and won back-to-back Cork MFC titles in 1966 and 1967. [1]
At adult level, Kirby's club career with Grange spanned four decades. He won four North Cork JAFC titles between 1966 and 1979, and was at centre-back for Grange's 0-14 to 2-04 win over Knocknagree to claim the Cork JFC title in 1979. [2] [3] Kirby also played hurling with Blackrock, and was part of their City JAHC title-winning team in 1973.
At inter-county level, Kirby first played for Cork as a dual player with the minor teams. He won Munster MHC and Munster MFC honours in 1967, before lining out at full-forward for Cork's 5-14 to 2-03 win over Laois in the 1967 All-Ireland minor football final. [4] [5] Kirby added an All-Ireland U21FC medal to his collection in 1970. [6]
Kirby made his senior team debut during the 1969–70 National Football League. He dropped back to the junior team and also won a Munster JFC medal in that grade in 1970, before winning the first of three Munster SFC medals in 1971. [7] [8] Kirby was at right wing-forward for the 3-17 to 2-13 win over Galway in the 1973 All-Ireland final. [9] [10]