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interval having played poorly. Early in the second half
Kilkenny scored an early 1–3 to put this game to bed, and although Galway did reply with 1–1 and were only four points behind with twenty-five minutes left on the clock, there was never any doubt in this match. Galway were eventually defeated by 2–22 to 2–10.
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after just four minutes dipped, hit off
Shinnors and ended up in the Galway net. Galway fought back and went two points up twelve minutes into the second half, however, they failed to score for the rest of the game. Four minutes before the end of the game another long-range free for Kilkenny ended up
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Kilkenny in the All-Ireland decider. Tom Moran scored two goals which seemed to put St. Martin's in the driving seat, however, a goal by Kilkenny man Martin O'Shea for Castlegar secured a draw. The replay saw Tom Moran take centre stage once again, as St. Martin's secured a 1–13 to 1–10 victory.
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ended in a draw. The replay was also a close affair, however, Connolly picked up a fourth championship medal following a 4–11 to 3–10 victory. Both
Castlegar and Tremane contested the subsequent provincial decider for the second year in succession, with Connolly picking up a second Connacht medal
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Castlegar. A 2–13 to 0–6 victory gave Connolly his fifth championship medal. Old rivals Tremane provided the opposition in the subsequent provincial decider, however, a 4–12 to 0–5 victory gave Connolly a third Connacht medal. Castlegar later
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medal. Galway later qualified for an All-Ireland final meeting with reigning champions
Kilkenny, their first appearance in the championship decider in seventeen years and the very first seventy-minute final. Playing with the wind in the first half, Galway found themselves 0–9 to 1–3 down at the
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Munster men the threshold to withstand a Galway comeback. With nine minutes to go Galway were only a point in arrears, however, Tipperary outscored Galway by five to three in those closing minutes. At the final whistle Tipperary were the winners by 2–18 to 2–15.
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Connolly first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Galway minor and under-21 teams during their ill-fated tenure in the respective
Munster championships. He made his senior championship debut on 9 July 1967 in a 4–12 to 1–11 Munster semi-final defeat by
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were the opponents in the county decider, however, a 5–5 to 0–8 victory allowed
Connolly to add a third championship medal to his collection. Castlegar subsequently contested the provincial club championship for the first time. A massive 7–12 to 2–7 trouncing of
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Castlegar senior team.
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1981 saw Galway reach a third consecutive All-Ireland final and Offaly were the opponents. Everything seemed to be going well for Connolly's side as Galway hoped to capture a second consecutive All-Ireland title. Offaly 'keeper
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was doing great work in batting out an almost certain Galway goal early in the second-half. With twenty-three minutes left in the game Galway led by six points, however, they failed to score for the rest of the game.
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and nonchalantly drove the ball over the bar. It was not enough to stem the tide and Galway went on to win the game by 2–15 to 3–9. It was Galway's first All-Ireland title since 1923, with Connolly picking up a
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in the net behind Shinnors. It was a score which summed up the day for Connolly's side as Kilkenny went on to win by 2–12 to 1–8. In spite of this defeat Connolly later collected a second All-Star award.
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in the decider. A low-scoring game followed, however, a 1–5 to 0–7 victory gave Connacht their first Railway Cup title since 1947. It was Connolly's sole winners' medal in the inter-pro competition.
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hand-passed Offaly's second goal with just three minutes remaining. At the long whistle Galway were defeated by 2–12 to 0–15. This defeat brought the curtain down on Connolly's inter-county career.
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single-handedly launched the Limerick counter-attack in the second-half. Over the course of the game he scored 2–7, including an overhead goal and a point in which he showed the ball to full-back
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pass into the net to take the lead. Ballycastle cut this lead to just a point, however, two points from brothers Gerry and Joe Connolly set up a 1–11 to 1–8 victory and an
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by 33 votes to 21 to become manager of the Galway senior hurling team. Connolly was included on the management team as coach.
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236:*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:32, 18 February 2014.
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Connolly later worked as a builder and building contractor.
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medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
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950:"Diary of a weekend that will forever live in the memory"
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had an absolute nightmare of a game. A 70-yards free by
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inter-provincial team at various times, Connolly won one
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team. He was Galway's first recipient of the award.
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Galway Under-21 Club Hurling Championship (1): 1967
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1023:"All-Ireland final: Tipperary 2–18; Galway 2–15"
840:"County Cup Feature 1979: the final installment"
796:"The men who changed the face of Galway hurling"
694:Galway Minor Club Hurling Championship (1): 1965
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975:. Sixmilebridge GAA website. Archived from
952:. Galway Library website. 12 September 1980
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864:. Hogan Stand website. 13 November 2009
772:. Hurling Stats website. Archived from
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299:. In addition to this he also won four
820:. Hogan Stand website. 31 January 2001
1021:Breheny, Martin (10 September 2001).
798:. Irish Independent. 7 September 2005
249:who played as a full-forward for the
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346:Connolly first enjoyed success with
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886:. Kilkenny People. 15 November 2013
862:"Castlegar '84 team to be honoured"
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1046:"Connolly resigns as Galway coach"
355:Galway Senior Hurling Championship
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94:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
3192:— Hurling Team of the Millennium
388:following a 7–8 to 1–7 victory.
998:Doran, Seán (11 October 2000).
1069:John Connolly navigation boxes
1044:Murray, Shane (6 April 2002).
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1090:Galway Senior Hurling Captain
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928:"Waiting in the long grass"
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1000:"Lane secures Galway post"
930:. RTÉ Sport. 26 April 2013
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27:Personal information
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1025:. Irish Independent
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102:Building contractor
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818:"John Connolly"
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776:on 4 March 2014
770:"John Connolly"
768:
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751:(2): 1971, 1979
740:
665:
660:
645:Gaelic football
621:
613:
582:
577:
550:
542:Johnny Flaherty
484:Séamus Shinnors
442:
410:Olcan McLaverty
344:
339:
303:medals and six
295:medallist with
188:
147:Connacht titles
78:
75:
69:
67:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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3254:
3253:
3248:
3243:
3238:
3232:
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3226:
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3219:Sylvie Linnane
3216:
3210:
3209:
3204:
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2516:
2515:
2510:
2504:
2503:
2495:
2487:
2479:
2471:
2465:
2464:
2455:
2454:for F. Gantley
2446:
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2439:
2431:
2423:
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2367:
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1746:
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1738:
1731:
1723:
1714:
1713:
1711:
1710:
1708:M. J. Flaherty
1705:
1699:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
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1662:
1661:
1655:
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1648:for M. Barrett
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664:
661:
659:
656:
620:
617:
612:
609:
581:
578:
576:
573:
549:
546:
525:winners' medal
441:
438:
343:
340:
338:
337:Playing career
335:
276:medal and one
238:
237:
233:
232:
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55:
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50:
47:
43:
42:
35:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
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3370:
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3357:
3355:
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3350:
3349:Living people
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3336:
3334:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3307:John Connolly
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3297:Full-forwards
3295:
3294:
3291:
3288:
3286:
3283:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3275:Half-forwards
3273:
3272:
3269:
3268:Paddy Gantley
3266:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3256:
3255:
3252:
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3241:Pete Finnerty
3239:
3237:
3234:
3233:
3230:
3227:
3225:
3222:
3220:
3217:
3215:
3212:
3211:
3208:
3207:Seánie Duggan
3205:
3203:
3200:
3199:
3196:
3191:
3182:
3177:
3175:
3170:
3168:
3163:
3162:
3159:
3147:
3141:
3139:
3133:
3131:
3125:
3123:
3117:
3115:
3109:
3107:
3101:
3099:
3093:
3091:
3085:
3083:
3077:
3075:
3069:
3067:
3066:D. MacCurtain
3061:
3059:
3053:
3051:
3045:
3043:
3037:
3035:
3034:P. McLoughney
3029:
3028:
3025:
3021:
3012:
3007:
3005:
3000:
2998:
2993:
2992:
2989:
2977:
2971:
2969:
2963:
2961:
2960:M. Bermingham
2955:
2953:
2947:
2945:
2939:
2937:
2931:
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2923:
2921:
2915:
2913:
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2905:
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2897:
2891:
2889:
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2859:
2858:
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2822:
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2797:
2794:
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2765:
2759:
2757:
2751:
2749:
2743:
2741:
2735:
2733:
2727:
2725:
2719:
2716:Subs not used
2714:
2713:
2709:
2703:
2700:
2694:
2689:
2688:
2685:
2679:
2677:
2671:
2669:
2663:
2661:
2655:
2653:
2647:
2645:
2639:
2637:
2631:
2629:
2623:
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2615:
2612:
2608:
2602:
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2592:
2586:
2584:
2578:
2576:
2570:
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2562:
2561:
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2544:
2542:
2537:
2535:
2530:
2529:
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2514:
2511:
2506:
2505:
2502:
2496:
2494:
2488:
2486:
2480:
2478:
2472:
2469:Subs not used
2467:
2466:
2462:
2456:
2453:
2447:
2442:
2441:
2438:
2432:
2430:
2429:John Connolly
2424:
2422:
2416:
2414:
2408:
2406:
2400:
2398:
2392:
2390:
2384:
2382:
2376:
2374:
2368:
2365:
2361:
2355:
2353:
2347:
2345:
2339:
2337:
2331:
2329:
2323:
2321:
2315:
2314:
2311:
2302:
2297:
2295:
2290:
2288:
2283:
2282:
2279:
2267:
2264:
2259:
2258:
2255:
2254:M. Mulkerrins
2249:
2247:
2241:
2239:
2233:
2231:
2225:
2223:
2217:
2214:Subs not used
2212:
2211:
2207:
2201:
2198:
2192:
2187:
2186:
2183:
2177:
2175:
2174:John Connolly
2169:
2167:
2161:
2159:
2153:
2150:
2146:
2140:
2138:
2132:
2130:
2124:
2122:
2116:
2114:
2108:
2106:
2100:
2098:
2092:
2090:
2084:
2082:
2076:
2074:
2068:
2066:
2060:
2059:
2056:
2047:
2042:
2040:
2035:
2033:
2028:
2027:
2024:
2012:
2009:
2004:
2003:
2000:
1994:
1992:
1986:
1984:
1978:
1976:
1975:M. Mulkerrins
1970:
1968:
1962:
1960:
1954:
1952:
1946:
1944:
1938:
1936:
1930:
1928:
1922:
1920:
1914:
1911:Subs not used
1909:
1908:
1904:
1898:
1895:
1889:
1884:
1883:
1880:
1874:
1872:
1866:
1864:
1858:
1856:
1850:
1848:
1842:
1840:
1834:
1832:
1826:
1824:
1823:John Connolly
1818:
1816:
1810:
1808:
1802:
1799:
1795:
1789:
1787:
1781:
1779:
1773:
1771:
1765:
1763:
1757:
1756:
1753:
1744:
1739:
1737:
1732:
1730:
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1721:
1709:
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1701:
1700:
1697:
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1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1666:Subs not used
1664:
1663:
1660:for S. Murphy
1659:
1656:
1653:
1650:
1647:
1644:
1639:
1638:
1635:
1629:
1627:
1626:P. J. Qualter
1621:
1619:
1613:
1611:
1605:
1603:
1597:
1595:
1589:
1586:
1582:
1576:
1574:
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1566:
1560:
1558:
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1550:
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1536:
1534:
1528:
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1520:
1518:
1512:
1511:
1508:
1499:
1494:
1492:
1487:
1485:
1480:
1479:
1476:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1443:
1442:
1439:
1433:
1431:
1430:John Connolly
1425:
1423:
1417:
1415:
1409:
1407:
1401:
1399:
1393:
1391:
1385:
1383:
1377:
1375:
1369:
1367:
1361:
1359:
1353:
1351:
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1337:
1335:
1329:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1308:
1303:
1301:
1296:
1294:
1289:
1288:
1285:
1273:for P. Connor
1272:
1269:
1264:
1263:
1260:
1254:
1251:
1245:
1243:
1237:
1235:
1229:
1227:
1221:
1219:
1213:
1211:
1205:
1203:
1197:
1195:
1194:Murt Connolly
1189:
1187:
1186:John Connolly
1181:
1179:
1173:
1171:
1165:
1163:
1157:
1155:
1149:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1137:
1128:
1123:
1121:
1116:
1114:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1092:
1091:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1066:
1047:
1040:
1037:
1024:
1017:
1014:
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994:
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978:
974:
967:
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945:
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929:
923:
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876:
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835:
832:
819:
813:
810:
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788:
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755:
750:
747:
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742:
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728:
724:
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710:
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630:
629:County Galway
626:
619:Personal life
618:
616:
610:
608:
605:
602:
598:
593:
591:
590:Mattie Murphy
587:
579:
574:
572:
570:
566:
562:
557:
555:
547:
545:
543:
538:
537:Damien Martin
532:
530:
526:
521:
517:
516:Éamonn Cregan
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
492:
489:
485:
481:
476:
473:
469:
464:
462:
458:
457:Frank Cummins
455:
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448:
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262:County Galway
259:
254:
253:senior team.
252:
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243:John Connolly
234:
228:
224:
218:
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208:
204:
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180:Apps (scores)
178:
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164:
158:
154:
148:
144:
138:
137:Galway titles
134:
129:
126:
120:
117:
110:
105:
97:
89:
85:
84:County Galway
81:
76:(age 76)
62:
59:
52:
44:
40:
34:
30:
25:
22:John Connolly
19:
3306:
3290:P. J. Molloy
3089:
3074:G. Henderson
3050:M. O'Doherty
2936:F. Loughnane
2919:
2795:
2660:K. Broderick
2428:
2413:P. J. Molloy
2405:Joe Connolly
2336:N. McInerney
2173:
2158:P. J. Molloy
2145:Joe Connolly
2081:N. McInerney
1905:for F. Burke
1896:for B. Forde
1863:P. J. Molloy
1855:Joe Connolly
1822:
1770:N. McInerney
1654:for P. Lally
1610:P. J. Molloy
1580:
1525:N. McInerney
1456:Joe Connolly
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3344:1948 births
3258:Midfielders
3251:Iggy Clarke
3229:Mick Dervan
3224:Conor Hayes
3106:J. Callinan
3098:J. Hennessy
3090:J. Connolly
3058:T. O'Connor
2920:J. Connolly
2896:T. O'Connor
2880:P. Hartigan
2806:M. McNamara
2796:J. Connolly
2740:E. McDonagh
2732:L. Donoghue
2644:J. Rabbitte
2599:D. Hardiman
2567:M. Crimmins
2513:J. McDonagh
2381:M. Connolly
2320:M. Conneely
2246:P. Connolly
2230:J. McDonagh
2121:M. Connolly
2065:M. Conneely
1983:D. Donnelly
1935:M. Connolly
1927:P. Connolly
1794:J. McDonagh
1762:S. Shinnors
1658:S. Grealish
1646:M. Connolly
1581:J. Connolly
1549:J. McDonagh
1517:M. Conneely
1462:J. O'Connor
1452:for S. Fahy
1438:G. Connolly
1390:M. Connolly
1334:P. Connolly
1242:G. Connolly
1162:P. Connolly
1052:18 February
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868:18 February
846:18 February
824:17 February
780:17 February
731:Railway Cup
625:Leitir Móir
565:Railway Cup
520:Conor Hayes
406:Ballycastle
385:Ballinasloe
293:All-Ireland
289:Railway Cup
274:All-Ireland
258:Leitir Móir
131:Club titles
80:Leitir Móir
3333:Categories
3285:Joe Cooney
3263:Joe Salmon
3246:Seán Silke
3236:Half-backs
3214:Full-backs
3202:Goalkeeper
3138:J. McKenna
3130:M. Brennan
3122:L. O'Brien
2968:R. Cummins
2944:B. Keating
2928:F. Cummins
2772:D. O'Brien
2756:D. Cloonan
2699:B. Higgins
2676:E. Cloonan
2628:D. Tierney
2607:L. Hodgins
2591:O. Canning
2575:G. Kennedy
2501:P. Piggott
2485:B. Lynskey
2397:F. Gantley
2352:S. Linnane
2266:C. Farrell
2197:F. Gantley
2097:S. Linnane
2011:B. Keating
1967:J. Greaney
1894:S. Linnane
1879:F. Gantley
1681:V. Mullins
1671:M. Hannify
1618:M. Barrett
1382:Tom Murphy
1342:Ted Murphy
1259:L. Mulryan
1218:J. Francis
1202:Tom Murphy
1154:Ted Murphy
1029:19 January
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956:25 January
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912:25 January
802:25 January
756:References
738:Individual
529:Croke Park
454:Kilkenny's
404:champions
196:26 (11–59)
99:Occupation
70:1948-06-14
33:Irish name
3312:Noel Lane
3280:Mick King
3082:I. Clarke
3042:B. Murphy
2976:E. Cregan
2912:M. Coogan
2888:J. Treacy
2864:D. Martin
2691:Subs used
2668:A. Kerins
2652:M. Kerins
2636:R. Murray
2444:Subs used
2373:I. Clarke
2344:J. Cooney
2189:Subs used
2089:J. Cooney
1943:J. Cooney
1903:M. Whelan
1886:Subs used
1815:I. Clarke
1786:A. Fenton
1652:T. Murphy
1641:Subs used
1573:S. Murphy
1565:I. Clarke
1533:J. Clarke
1445:Subs used
1422:M. Murphy
1398:M. O'Shea
1366:S. Murphy
1326:T. Grogan
1234:P. Connor
1146:T. Grogan
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676:(1): 1980
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633:Castlegar
611:Castlegar
586:Noel Lane
468:Tipperary
416:turned a
348:Castlegar
297:Castlegar
227:All Stars
187:1967–1981
125:Castlegar
86:, Ireland
3146:N. Buggy
3114:F. Burke
2952:E. Keher
2904:M. Roche
2872:T. Maher
2801:Selector
2764:P. Walsh
2724:D. Hayes
2684:F. Healy
2620:C. Moore
2583:M. Healy
2463:B. Forde
2452:F. Burke
2421:B. Forde
2389:S. Mahon
2360:S. Silke
2238:G. Glynn
2166:B. Forde
2137:F. Burke
2129:S. Mahon
2105:S. Silke
2073:C. Hayes
1999:M. Earls
1991:J. Lucas
1847:F. Burke
1839:B. Forde
1831:S. Mahon
1807:S. Silke
1778:C. Hayes
1691:L. Bohan
1602:F. Burke
1594:G. Coone
1557:S. Silke
1541:P. Lally
1450:J. Coyne
1374:G. Glynn
1350:M. Glynn
1271:P. Burke
1266:Sub used
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1170:J. Coady
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623:Born in
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461:All-Star
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362:Ardrahan
307:medals.
301:Connacht
285:Connacht
256:Born in
54:Position
2784:N. Lane
2779:Manager
2708:O. Fahy
2508:Manager
2493:J. Ryan
2477:M. King
2461:P. Ryan
2437:N. Lane
2328:S. Coen
2261:Manager
2222:M. King
2206:J. Ryan
2182:N. Lane
2113:S. Coen
2006:Manager
1959:S. Coen
1871:N. Lane
1696:J. Faul
1686:T. Ryan
1676:P. Ryan
1634:P. Fahy
1406:S. Fahy
1210:S. Fahy
718:1974–75
658:Honours
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496:Kildare
429:Tooreen
393:Kinvara
380:medal.
374:Tremane
357:medal.
327:Michael
107:Club(s)
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3189:Galway
743:Awards
699:Galway
663:Player
649:boxing
637:Galway
580:Galway
500:Offaly
402:Ulster
398:Antrim
251:Galway
247:hurler
192:Galway
175:County
91:Height
2791:Coach
1703:Coach
1094:1975
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171:Years
112:Years
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