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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Born |
24 September 1929 Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Died |
26 October 2011 St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland | (aged 82)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1948–1963 | Bennettsbridge | ||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 7 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1952–1960 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 |
Michael Kelly (24 September 1929 – 26 October 2011) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team from 1952 until 1960.[1]
Kelly made his first appearance for the team during the 1952 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medal and three Leinster winner's medals. He captained Kilkenny to the All-Ireland title in 1957.[2]
At club level Kelly enjoyed a successful career with Bennettsbridge, winning seven county club championship winners' medals.[3]