Diarmuid O'Donoghue
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Diarmuid O'Donoghue was a Gaelic football
er from Killarney
Co Kerry
. He played with the Kerry
senior team during the 1980s mainly in the National League when he won a medal in Kerry's
1984 win. He played 1 Championship game in 1984. He was part of the panel that won All Ireland titles in 1980, 1981 and 1984. He also played Junior with the county winning an All Ireland medal in 1983.
He played his club football with the Killarney Legion
club.
His son James has played with Kerry
at all levels winning Munster Championships at Minor and Senior level.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er from Killarney
Killarney
Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...
Co Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
. He played with the Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
senior team during the 1980s mainly in the National League when he won a medal in Kerry's
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
1984 win. He played 1 Championship game in 1984. He was part of the panel that won All Ireland titles in 1980, 1981 and 1984. He also played Junior with the county winning an All Ireland medal in 1983.
He played his club football with the Killarney Legion
Killarney Legion
Killarney Legion are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. The club was founded on a March evening in 1929 when a group of eleven men held a meeting in the then Temperance Hall in High Street, Killarney .-Recent history:In the 2007 Kerry Senior Football...
club.
His son James has played with Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
at all levels winning Munster Championships at Minor and Senior level.