Ned Casey

Ned Casey
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Ó Cathasaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born 8 July 1917
Macroom, County Cork, Ireland
Died 10 May 1991 (aged 73)
Macroom, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nickname Togher
Club(s)
Years Club
Macroom
Clonakilty
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1940–1947
Cork 12 (1–10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Edward Casey (8 July 1917[1] – 10 May 1991) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for club sides Macroom and Clonakilty, at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team and at inter-provincial level with Munster.

Playing career

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Casey began his career by captaining the Macroom minor team to the County Championship title in 1935. He quickly joined the club's senior side, however, he transferred for a short while to Clonakilty and won back-to-back County Championship titles in 1943 and 1944. By this stage, Casey was a regular with the Cork senior football team, having made his debut at centre-back in 1940. He won his first Munster Championship title in 1943. Casey claimed a second provincial winners' medal in 1945 before ending the season with an All-Ireland medal after a defeat of Cavan in the final.[2][3][4] He added a Railway Cup medal to his collection in 1946. Casey's inter-county career ended in 1947, however, he continued to line out at club level with the Macroom junior team until the 1950s.[citation needed]

Death

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Casey died at his home in Macroom on 10 May 1991.

Honours

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Macroom
  • Cork Minor Football Championship: 1935 (c)
Clonakilty
Cork
Munster

References

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  1. ^ "Edward Casey". Irish Genealogy. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Clon connections to Cork success in 1945". West Cork People. September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "A football life less ordinary". The Anglo-Celt. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ Keys, Colm (31 July 2013). "Bailieborough and the Cavan goalkeeping connection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2021.