Frank Kelleher Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Frank Kelleher
Irish:Prionsias Ó Céilleachair
Fullname:Frank Kelleher
Occupation:Engine fitter
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Shamrocks
Clcounty:0
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1919-1922
Icapps(Points):5 (0-00)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Birth Date:Patrick Francis Kelleher
1891 12, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Shanbally, County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland

Patrick Francis Kelleher (12 December 1891 – 19 June 1958) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Shamrocks and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Kelleher first played hurling at club level with the Shamrocks club. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team at various stages between 1911 and 1915.[2] Kelleher joined the Cork senior hurling team during the team's successful 1919 Munster SHC campaign.[3] He lined out in all except one of Cork's championship games that year, including the 1919 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin.[4] Kelleher won a second successive Munster SHC title the following year but ended up on the losing side in the 1920 All-Ireland final after a defeat by Dublin.[5]

Death

Kelleher died from a heart attack at the South Infirmary on 19 June 1958, aged 66.[6]

Honours

Cork

1919

1919, 1920

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Francis Kelleher. Irish Genealogy website. 4 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Cork junior hurling teams: 1910-1996. Cork GAA website. 12 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Senior hurling. Munster GAA website. 12 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Cork profile. Hogan Stand. 12 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Cork SHC teams: 1920-1929. Cork GAA website. 12 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Frank Kelleher. Irish Genealogy website. 4 July 2022.