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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> |
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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 |
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 several clubs in the Drogheda area of [[County Louth]] after moving there for work purposes. 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]]. |
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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 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. |
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| 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 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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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 later played with several clubs in the Drogheda area of County Louth after moving there for work purposes. 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 Fr. Griffins in Galway.
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 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 and 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.
Honours
- Castlebar Mitchels
- Mayo Senior Football Championship (5): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1963
- Mayo
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (1): 1955
- National Football League (1): 1953-54
- Connacht Junior Football Championship (1): 1953
- Louth
References
- ^ "Tributes paid to great Gael Dan O'Neill". The Mayo News. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.