Dinny Falvey

Gaelic football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGaelic football player
PlacesIreland
isFootball player Athlete Gaelic football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
BirthTralee, Ireland
The details

Biography

Dinny Falvey was a Gaelic football player from Annascaul in Co Kerry. At club level with the local Kerins O'Rahilly's and later Annascaul.

He played intercounty football with Kerry at minor, junior and senior level. He never played championship football at senior level but played in the league. At minors. he won a Munster Minor Football Championship in 1949; Kerry went on to make it to the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final but lost out to Aramagh GAA. At junior level he won a Munster Championship in 1961.

He had much success with Kerins O'Rahilly's winning three Kerry Senior Football Championship medals in 1953, 1954 and 1957. He also played with West Kerry in the 1960 but lost to John Mitchels. His son Tim also won a Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1990 with West Kerry and played with Annascaul during the 90's. His other son Brendan also won All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship in 1991 with Tralee Community College.

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