John Healy (hurler)
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John 'The Sock' Healy is an Irish hurling
goalkeeper who plays with Ballyheigue
and Kerry
Gaelic Athletic Association
teams.
Healy has won 4 Kerry Senior Hurling Championships with Ballyheigue
in 1992, 1996, 1997 and 2000. He was a member of the Kerry
team who beat Waterford
in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship
in 1993. He won a National League Div 2 Medal with Kerry GAA in 2001 and played in losing finals in 2002 and 2006. He was also part of the Kerry team who made it to the 4th round of the qualifiers but lost out to Limerick
in 2003.
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...
goalkeeper who plays with Ballyheigue
Ballyheigue GAA
Ballyheigue GAA is a hurling and gaelic football club in north County Kerry, Ireland. The club competes at all levels of hurling at county and North Kerry and also plays some underage football as well as competing in the county junior football league and the county novice football...
and 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...
Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
teams.
Healy has won 4 Kerry Senior Hurling Championships with Ballyheigue
Ballyheigue GAA
Ballyheigue GAA is a hurling and gaelic football club in north County Kerry, Ireland. The club competes at all levels of hurling at county and North Kerry and also plays some underage football as well as competing in the county junior football league and the county novice football...
in 1992, 1996, 1997 and 2000. He was a member of 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...
team who beat Waterford
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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....
in 1993. He won a National League Div 2 Medal with Kerry GAA in 2001 and played in losing finals in 2002 and 2006. He was also part of the Kerry team who made it to the 4th round of the qualifiers but lost out to 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...
in 2003.