Frank Kelleher was an Irish

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...

 sportsperson. He played hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 with his local club Shamrock's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1910s and 1920s.

Club

Kelleher played his club hurling and football with his local club called Shamrock's club. He enjoyed little in the way of major success with the club.

Inter-county

Kelleher first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork senior hurling team in 1912. That year he won his first Munster

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....

 winners' medal following a provincial final defeat of Limerick

Limerick GAA

The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...

. The All-Ireland final saw Cork line out against 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...

. 'The Rebels' were coasting at half-time with Jimmy Kennedy

Jimmy Kennedy (Cork hurler)

Jimmy 'Major' Kennedy was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1910s and 1920s. Kennedy captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1919.-Club:Kennedy played his club hurling with his local club in...

 havings scored four goals. He had two more disallowed to give his side a 4-2 to 1-1 lead. Cork ploughed on in the second-half to secure a 6-4 to 2-4 victory. This victory gave Kelleher a coveted All-Ireland

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....

 winners' medal. This was also the first occasion that Cork wore their distinctive red jerseys. The old saffron and blue jerseys had been seized by the British before the game so alternative arrangements had to be made.

In 1920 Kelleher won a second and final Munster title following another victory over Limerick. A second All-Ireland final appearance beckoned, however, Cork failed to retain their title. A goal blitz by Joe Phelan, Jimmy Walsh and Mick Neville

Mick Neville (hurler)

Michael 'Mick' Neville was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Dublin and Limerick senior teams from 1913 until 19124....

gave Dublin a 4-9 to 4-3 victory. This defeat brought Kelleher's inter-county career to an end.