Brendan Lowry Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Brendan Lowry
Irish:Breandán Mac Labhraí
Feet:5
Inches:11
Occupation:Post office worker
County:Offaly
Province:Leinster
Club:Ferbane
Counties:Offaly
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icyears:1981–1992
Icapps(Points):27 (8–58)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nfl:0
Allstars:1
Birth Date:19 July 1959
Birth Place:Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland

Brendan Lowry (born 11 July 1959) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Ferbane and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1981 until 1992. Lowry scored 0–3 to help his team to victory in the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the most recent occasion that Offaly won the Sam Maguire Cup.[1] His brothers Mick and Seán also played in the 1982 All-Ireland SFC winning side.

Lowry managed the Westmeath senior team between 1997 and 2000.[2] He received a controversial six-month ban (which was later lifted) after protesting against a tackle on Dessie Dolan in the 2000 O'Byrne Cup final.[3]

His son Shane is a professional golfer, who won the 2009 Irish Open and the 2019 Open Championship at Portrush.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Offaly GAA profile. www.hoganstand.com. 2010-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804190409/http://hoganstand.com/Offaly/Profile.aspx. 2014-08-04. dead.
  2. News: GAA: Lowry vacates Westmeath post. RTÉ. 29 July 2000. Lowry has been in the hot seat for the past three years, during a time when Westmeath emerged as competitive challengers in Leinster, aided by the success of their minor and Under-21 teams..
  3. News: Westmeath joy as Lowry ban lifted. Irish Independent. Tom. O'Riordan. 4 March 2000.
  4. Web site: In Focus: How the 'Clara Jug' was forged in white heat of sports dynasty. 23 July 2019. Irish Independent. 23 July 2019.