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Latest revision as of 03:00, 5 December 2024
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| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Breasláin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1940 Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Died |
9 February 2021 (aged 80) Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Car salesman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Ballyfermot Gaels Inchicore Hibernians | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1963-1968 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Edward J. Breslin (1940 – 9 February 2021), known as Éamonn Breslin, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for club sides Inchicore Hibernians and Ballyfermot Gaels and was a member of the Dublin senior football team from 1963 until 1968.[1]
Career
[edit]Breslin played his Gaelic football for Inchicore Hibernians and Ballyfermot Gaels, with both teams participating in the Dublin Junior Championship. He earned a call-up to the Dublin senior football team and was an unused substitute on the team that beat Galway in the 1963 All-Ireland final. He also claimed two Leinster Championship titles. Breslin is probably best remembered for becoming the first player to score a headed goal in Gaelic football, a feat he achieved in a National League game against Laois in November 1964.[2] His inter-county career was short-lived and he switched to rugby not long after scoring his famous goal, joining the Monkstown club in south Dublin.
Personal life and death
[edit]Having served his time as a bricklayer, Breslin subsequently worked as a car salesman and finished his career with Fort Motors in Cromwellsfort Road in South Dublin in 2006. He died on 9 February 2021.
Honours
[edit]- Dublin
References
[edit]- ^ Creedon, Seán (21 February 2021). "Obituary: Eamonn Breslin". The Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Heady days - The time Dublin's Eamonn Breslin used his ceann to stun his own fans into silence". The Echo. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.