Ned Casey Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Ned Casey
Irish:Éamonn Ó Cathasaigh
Birth Date:8 July 1917
Death Date:10 May 1991 (aged 73)
Feet:5
Inches:8
Nickname:Togher
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Macroom
Clonakilty
Clcounty:2
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Right wing-forward
Icyears:1940–1947
Icapps(Points):12 (1–10)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nfl:0
Birth Place:Macroom, County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Macroom, County Cork, Ireland

Edward Casey (8 July 1917[1] – 10 May 1991) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for club sides Macroom and Clonakilty, at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team and at inter-provincial level with Munster.

Playing career

Casey began his career by captaining the Macroom minor team to the County Championship title in 1935. He quickly joined the club's senior side, however, he transferred for a short while to Clonakilty and won back-to-back County Championship titles in 1943 and 1944. By this stage, Casey was a regular with the Cork senior football team, having made his debut at centre-back in 1940. He won his first Munster Championship title in 1943. Casey claimed a second provincial winners' medal in 1945 before ending the season with an All-Ireland medal after a defeat of Cavan in the final.[2] [3] [4] He added a Railway Cup medal to his collection in 1946. Casey's inter-county career ended in 1947, however, he continued to line out at club level with the Macroom junior team until the 1950s.

Death

Casey died at his home in Macroom on 10 May 1991.

Honours

Macroom
Clonakilty

1943, 1944

Cork

1945

1943, 1945

Munster

1946

Notes and References

  1. News: Edward Casey. Irish Genealogy. 4 April 2021.
  2. News: Clon connections to Cork success in 1945. West Cork People. September 2020. 3 April 2021.
  3. News: A football life less ordinary. The Anglo-Celt. 3 February 2010. 3 April 2021.
  4. News: Bailieborough and the Cavan goalkeeping connection. Irish Independent. 31 July 2013. 3 April 2021. Colm. Keys.