Mort O'Shea explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Mort O'Shea
Irish:Muircheartach Ó Séaghdha
Fullname:Mortimer O'Shea
Feet:5
Inches:8
Occupation:National school principal
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Lees
Bantry
Adrigole
Clposition:Full-back
Clcounty:1
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Full-back
Icyears:1910-1913
Icapps(Points):7 (0-00)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Icupdate:16:47, 28 December 2012
Birth Date:13 January 1882
Birth Place:Adrigole, County Cork, Ireland
Death Date:19 August 1970 (aged 88)
Death Place:Mercy Hospital, Cork, Ireland

Morty O'Shea (13 January 1882 – 19 August 1970) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.[1]

O'Shea made his first appearance for the team during the 1910 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1913 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.

At club level O'Shea won several county club championship medals with Lees and Bantry.

Honours

Adrigole

1929

Lees

1911

Cork

1911

1911

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Munster Football Finals. Munster GAA. 28 December 2012.