Declan Lally
Encyclopedia
Declan Lally, or Déaglán Ó Maolalaidh, is an Irish
Gaelic football
er who plays the Left Half Forward position for the Dublin GAA Senior Football Team. Lally won 3 Leinster titles
.
side that won the 2006 Sigerson Cup winning player of the match in the final. He was also on the Dublin side that won the 2006 Leinster senior football championship against Offaly
. Declan was on the winning sides for Dublin in the U21 Leinster football championship finals against Longford(2003) and Wicklow (2002) scoring goals in both finals. 2003s game proved to be the first time since 1974-75 that Dublin won back to back Leinster U-21 football championship titles. Dublin went on to win the 2003 U21 All-Ireland football championship. Declan studied for his Masters in Business studies in Dublin City University. Lally was on the winning side for the 2006 Railway Cup victory for Leinster against Connacht which was played in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Declan was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford
in the final. At the beginning of April 2008 Lally decided to take a break from intercounty football and to travel. In 2007 he worked in Ladyswell National School before taking up a position with Bank of Ireland.Declan then played for McAnespies in Boston, USA winning both the Boston and North American championships for the clubs second time ever.After spending a year in the UK Declan returned to Ireland to win an All Ireland with Dublin football team and is currently working as a primary school teacher in Dublin.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er who plays the Left Half Forward position for the Dublin GAA Senior Football Team. Lally won 3 Leinster titles
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
.
Football career
Declan was on the DCUDCU GAA
Dublin City University Gaelic Athletic Association Club or "Cumann Luth Chleas Gael Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath" is the Gaelic Games club in Dublin City University. DCU GAA Club comprises 5 Individual Club Committees, each with responsibility for the running of their own club...
side that won the 2006 Sigerson Cup winning player of the match in the final. He was also on the Dublin side that won the 2006 Leinster senior football championship against Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
. Declan was on the winning sides for Dublin in the U21 Leinster football championship finals against Longford(2003) and Wicklow (2002) scoring goals in both finals. 2003s game proved to be the first time since 1974-75 that Dublin won back to back Leinster U-21 football championship titles. Dublin went on to win the 2003 U21 All-Ireland football championship. Declan studied for his Masters in Business studies in Dublin City University. Lally was on the winning side for the 2006 Railway Cup victory for Leinster against Connacht which was played in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Declan was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated 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...
in the final. At the beginning of April 2008 Lally decided to take a break from intercounty football and to travel. In 2007 he worked in Ladyswell National School before taking up a position with Bank of Ireland.Declan then played for McAnespies in Boston, USA winning both the Boston and North American championships for the clubs second time ever.After spending a year in the UK Declan returned to Ireland to win an All Ireland with Dublin football team and is currently working as a primary school teacher in Dublin.