Brian Kavanagh (Gaelic footballer)
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Brian Kavanagh is a Gaelic football
player for his native Longford
and at club level for Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin
. From Ardagh
in Longford, he transferred to Kilmacud in 2008. He won the Dublin Senior Football Championship with Kilmacud in October 2008 at Parnell Park. Kavanagh scored two points in the final against St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh. He scored a total of 0-16 (6f) in the 2008 Dublin Championship. Kavanagh went on to win the All-Ireland senior club football championship with Kilmacud. Kavanagh was named as the 2010 Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs stars footballer of the year and was later named as the Leinster club footballer of the year. He was part of the Longford
team that won the 2003 All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship
also.
, and is a dab hand at the piano.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player for his native Longford
Longford GAA
The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford...
and at club level for Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
. From Ardagh
Ardagh
Ardagh may refer to several villages in Ireland:* Ardagh, County Donegal* Ardagh, County Longford* Ardagh, County Limerick, where the Ardagh Hoard was found in 1868* Ardagh, County Mayo, south of Ballina...
in Longford, he transferred to Kilmacud in 2008. He won the Dublin Senior Football Championship with Kilmacud in October 2008 at Parnell Park. Kavanagh scored two points in the final against St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh. He scored a total of 0-16 (6f) in the 2008 Dublin Championship. Kavanagh went on to win the All-Ireland senior club football championship with Kilmacud. Kavanagh was named as the 2010 Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs stars footballer of the year and was later named as the Leinster club footballer of the year. He was part of the Longford
Longford GAA
The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford...
team that won the 2003 All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship
All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship
The All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling competition. There are two levels of competition. Individual schools compete for county, provincial and All-Ireland competitions...
also.
Personal life
Brian is a primary school teacher in St.Olaf's national school in BalallyBalally
Balally , Dublin, Ireland, is a residential area at the southern end of Dundrum, Dublin between Dundrum village and the Sandyford Industrial Estate in Sandyford....
, and is a dab hand at the piano.