Plenty of family history at Dunshaughlin CC
March 10, 2016
A determined Adam Kealy breaks out of defence for Dunshaughlin CC during the North Leinster Senior C final against Ballymahon.
It should be a cracking battle in the Masita sponsored All Ireland Senior C Colleges football semi final between CBS Mitchelstown and Dunshaughlin CC.
"We have plenty of family history here," says Dunshaughlin manager Mick O'Keeffe. "Adam and Rian Kealy's fathers played with Meath and are nephews of All Ireland winner Richie of 1990's fame.
"Our forward Ross McQuillan is son of Armagh player and current Armagh u21 selector Martin from the Cullyhanna club. Ross plays his football with Cullyhanna and is in the Armagh minor team of 2016.
"Corner forward Cian Gallogly is the grandson of Jim Kearney who played midfield for Meath in 1939 and 1949 All Irelands.
"And other Dunshaughlin ex-students of note included Jack Quinn, Noel Curran and more recently Caoimhin King."
The school's links to the area of Dunshaughlin are very strong - when the local club won the Meath SFC in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and the Leinster Club in 2002 14 of the 25 starting team were ex-students of theirs.
"There are lot of other sub-plots," O'Keefe adds. "Our midfielder Conor Mooney is a scratch golfer, while our half forward Niall Byrne plays soccer with St Patrick's Athletic."
Dunshaughlin travel to Shanahoe GAA grounds in Limerick this Saturday March 12th to take on the Cork and Munster champions. Throw in is at 2.00pm.
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