Dinny Donnelly

Irish Gaelic footballer (1937–2008)

Dinny DonnellyPersonal information

Irish name|  Donncha Ó Donnaile
Sport|  Gaelic football
Position|  Left wing-forward
Born|  1937
Skryne, County Meath, Ireland
Died|  27 October 2008 (aged 71)
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Height|  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation|  Farmer[1]
Club(s)
Years|  Club

|  Skryne
Kilmessan
Club titles
|  Football|  Hurling
Meath titles|  1|  4
Inter-county(ies)
Years|  County

|  Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles|  2
All-Irelands|  0
NFL|  0

Denis Donnelly (1937 – 27 October 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played for club sides Skryne and Kilmessan and at inter-county level with the Meath senior teams in both codes. He usually lined out as a full-back.

## Career

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Donnelly lined out for the Meath senior teams as a dual player. He was captain of the senior football team that won the Leinster Championship in 1964.[2] Donnelly also filled the right corner-back position on the Meath team that was beaten by Galway in the 1966 All-Ireland final. He also won two Leinster Junior Championships with the Meath senior hurling team. At club level, Donnelly was a member of the Skryne team that won the Meath SFC title in 1965.[3] He also won four Meath SHC titles with sister club Kilmeassan. Donnelly was the joint-winner of the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship in 1963.

## Personal life and death

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Donnelly spent his entire working life as a farmer. His son, David Donnelly, also lined out with the Meath senior hurling team. Donnelly died after a period of illness at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan on 27 October 2008.[4]

## Honours

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Kilmessan

* Meath Senior Hurling Championship: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969

Skryne

* Meath Senior Football Championship: 1965

Meath

* Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1964 (c), 1966
* Leinster Junior Hurling Championship: 1961, 1972

## References

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1. ^ "Laochra na Mí" (PDF). 1966 All-Ireland final match programme. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. ^ "'64 was another good year". Hogan Stand. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
3. ^ "My best ever fifteen". Skryne GFC website. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
4. ^ "The death has occurred of Denis (Dinny) DONNELLY". rip.ie. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

Dinny Donnelly navigation boxes

| Sporting positions

Preceded by

Peter Darby

|  Meath senior football team captain
1964  | Succeeded by

Martin Quinn

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Meath – 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finalist

* 1 S. McCormack
* 2 D. Donnelly
* 3 J. Quinn
* 4 P. Darby
* 5 P. Collier
* 6 B. Cunningham
* 7 P. Reynolds
* 8 P. Moore
* 9 T. Browne
* 10 T. Brennan
* 11 M. Sullivan
* 12 D. Carty (c)
* 13 G. Quinn
* 14 N. Curran
* 15 O. Shanley

Subs used
17 M. White for D. Donnelly
18 J. Fagan for D. Carty
21 M. Quinn for J. Fagan

Subs not used
16 P. Cromwell
19 M. Carolan
20 P. Mulvany
22 V. Foley
23 L. Kierans
24 M. Mellett
25 J. Walsh
26 M. Lynch
27 M. O'Brien
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