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'''Daniel O'Neill''' (1933 - 8 January 2015) was an Irish [[Gaelic football]]er. His [[National Football League (Ireland)|league]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|championship]] career at senior level with the [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]] and [[Louth county football team|Louth county team]]s lasted a decade from 1953 until 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21274:tributes-paid-to-great-gael-dan-oneill&catid=14&Itemid=100008|title=Tributes paid to great Gael Dan O'Neill|publisher=The Mayo News|accessdate=8 October 2017|date=13 January 2015|first=|last=}}</ref>
'''Daniel O'Neill''' (1933 - 8 January 2015) was an Irish [[Gaelic football]]er. His [[National Football League (Ireland)|league]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|championship]] career at senior level with the [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]] and [[Louth county football team|Louth county team]]s lasted a decade from 1953 until 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21274:tributes-paid-to-great-gael-dan-oneill&catid=14&Itemid=100008|title=Tributes paid to great Gael Dan O'Neill|publisher=The Mayo News|accessdate=8 October 2017|date=13 January 2015|first=|last=}}</ref>


Born in [[Castlebar]], [[County Mayo]], O'Neill first played competitive Gaelic football with the [[Castlebar Mitchels GAA|Castlebar Mitchels]] club. He was just eighteen-years-old when he won the first of four successive [[Mayo Senior Football Championship|county senior championship]] medals in 1951. O'Neill later played with numerous clubs in [[County Louth|Louth]] and won a [[Louth Senior Football Championship|county senior championship]] medal in 1957 with [[Oliver Plunketts GAA (Louth)|Oliver Plunketts]]. After rejoining the Castlebar Mitchels club in Mayo, he won a fifth county senior championship medal in 1963. O'Neill finished his club career with [[Father Griffins GAA|Fr. Griffins]] in [[Galway]].
Born in [[Castlebar]], [[County Mayo]], O'Neill first played competitive Gaelic football with the [[Castlebar Mitchels GAA|Castlebar Mitchels]] club. He was just eighteen-years-old when he won the first of four successive [[Mayo Senior Football Championship|county senior championship]] medals in 1951. O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] junior team. He won a [[Connacht Junior Football Championship|Connacht]] medal in that grade in 1953, before making his senior debut during the [[1953-54 National Football League (Ireland)|1953-54 league]]. O'Neill won a [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht]] and [[National Football League (Ireland)|National League]] medals with the team, however a dispute with the [[Mayo GAA|County Board]] over expenses saw him walk away from the side in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/5523/a-compelling-read-from-dan-oneill|title=A compelling read from Dan O’Neill
|work=[[Galway Advertiser]]|date=28 November 2008}}</ref>


O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] junior team. He won a [[Connacht Junior Football Championship|Connacht]] medal in that grade in 1953, before making his senior debut during the [[1953-54 National Football League (Ireland)|1953-54 league]]. O'Neill won a [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht]] and [[National Football League (Ireland)|National League]] medals with the team, however, a dispute with the Mayo County Board over expenses saw him walk away from the Mayo team in 1956. Shortly after this he joined the Louth senior team and won a set of [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] and [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]] medals in 1957. After several years playing for Louth, O'Neill returned to Mayo and played his final game for the team in 1963.
O'Neill played with several clubs in [[Drogheda]], [[County Louth]] after moving there in 1954 to serve as a member of the [[Garda Síochána]]. After leaving the Mayo set-up, he was soon selected on the [[Louth county football team|Louth senior team]] and won [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] and [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]] medals in 1957, while playing club football with St Dominic's. In 1959, he joined south-side [[Drogheda]] club Naomh Mhuire and played in the 1961 [[Louth Senior Football Championship]] final, losing to [[Newtown Blues]].

His last appearance for Louth came in a 1962 [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster Championship]] defeat to [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]. He subsequently returned to Mayo and played his final game for the [[Mayo county football team|county side]] in 1963. That same year he won a fifth county SFC medal after rejoining [[Castlebar Mitchels GAA|Castlebar Mitchels]]. By then he had resigned from the Garda Siochana to join [[Calor Gas]] as Area Manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Mayo/Article/Index/79946|title=O'Neill, Dan|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=16 April 1993}}</ref> He would later work in management positions with Ireland West Tourism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/27088/further-adventures-of-our-dan|title=Further adventures of our Dan|work=[[Galway Advertiser]]|date=10 June 2010}}</ref> O'Neill ended his club career with [[Father Griffins GAA|Fr. Griffins]] in [[Galway]].

In 2008, his autobiography 'Divided Loyalties' was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/localnotes/former-regional-tourism-manager-puts-pen-to-paper/27560636.html|title=Former regional tourism manager puts pen to paper|work=[[Sligo Champion]]|date=5 November 2008}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
;Castlebar Mitchels
;Castlebar Mitchels
*[[Mayo Senior Football Championship]] (5): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1963
*[[Mayo Senior Football Championship]] (5): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1963

;Oliver Plunketts
*[[Louth Senior Football Championship]] (1): 1957


;Mayo
;Mayo
*[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] (1): [[1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1955]]
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]] (1): [[1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1955]]
*[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] (1): [[1953-54 National Football League (Ireland)|1953-54]]
*[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] (1): [[1953-54 National Football League (Ireland)|1953-54]]
*[[Connacht Junior Football Championship]] (1): 1953
*[[Connacht Junior Football Championship]] (1): 1953

;Naomh Mhuire
* [[Paddy Sheelan Cup|Old Gaels Cup]] (Subsidiary league) (1): 1961


;Louth
;Louth
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Dan O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Néill
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1933
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Died 8 January 2015 (aged 81)
Kingston, Galway, Ireland
Occupation Garda
Calor Gas Area Manager
Regional Manager at Ireland West Tourism
Club(s)
Years Club
 Castlebar Mitchels
Oliver Plunketts
St. Dominic's
Naomh Mhuire
Fr. Griffins
Club titles
Mayo titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1953-1956
1957-1962
1963
 Mayo
Louth
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 1
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

Daniel O'Neill (1933 - 8 January 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo and Louth county teams lasted a decade from 1953 until 1963.[1]

Born in Castlebar, County Mayo, O'Neill first played competitive Gaelic football with the Castlebar Mitchels club. He was just eighteen-years-old when he won the first of four successive county senior championship medals in 1951. O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Mayo junior team. He won a Connacht medal in that grade in 1953, before making his senior debut during the 1953-54 league. O'Neill won a Connacht and National League medals with the team, however a dispute with the County Board over expenses saw him walk away from the side in 1956.[2]

O'Neill played with several clubs in Drogheda, County Louth after moving there in 1954 to serve as a member of the Garda Síochána. After leaving the Mayo set-up, he was soon selected on the Louth senior team and won All-Ireland and Leinster medals in 1957, while playing club football with St Dominic's. In 1959, he joined south-side Drogheda club Naomh Mhuire and played in the 1961 Louth Senior Football Championship final, losing to Newtown Blues.

His last appearance for Louth came in a 1962 Leinster Championship defeat to Dublin. He subsequently returned to Mayo and played his final game for the county side in 1963. That same year he won a fifth county SFC medal after rejoining Castlebar Mitchels. By then he had resigned from the Garda Siochana to join Calor Gas as Area Manager.[3] He would later work in management positions with Ireland West Tourism.[4] O'Neill ended his club career with Fr. Griffins in Galway.

In 2008, his autobiography 'Divided Loyalties' was released.[5]

Honours

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Castlebar Mitchels
Mayo
Naomh Mhuire
Louth

References

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  1. ^ "Tributes paid to great Gael Dan O'Neill". The Mayo News. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "A compelling read from Dan O'Neill". Galway Advertiser. 28 November 2008.
  3. ^ "O'Neill, Dan". Hogan Stand. 16 April 1993.
  4. ^ "Further adventures of our Dan". Galway Advertiser. 10 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Former regional tourism manager puts pen to paper". Sligo Champion. 5 November 2008.
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