Séamus Kennedy (cyclist) explained

Séamus Kennedy
Nickname:Kenno
Birth Date:1947
Birth Place:County Kerry, Ireland
Death Place:Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Discipline:Road bicycle racing
Role:Rider
Amateurteam1:Navan Road Club
Amateurteam2:Dunboyne Cycling Club[1]
Majorwins:Rás Tailteann, 1978

Séamus Kennedy (1947 – 7 May 2012)[2] [1] was an Irish cyclist.[3] He won the Rás Tailteann in 1978.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Early life

Séamus Kennedy's parents were from Maharees, County Kerry.[9] He was born in 1947.[10]

Career

Séamus Kennedy competed in the Rás Tailteann every year between 1965 and 1981, winning it in 1978. His last appearance in the competition was in 1983.[11] [12]

Kennedy also won the 1968 Double Diamond Trophy.[13]

In 1969, he won the Irish National Cycling Championships ½-mile, 25-mile and 100-mile road race. In 1975 he won the 3-mile race.

Personal and later life

Séamus Kennedy's home was in Kilcloon.[14]

Legacy

The Séamus Kennedy Memorial Cycle takes place each year at Dunboyne.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seamus Kennedy - RIP. www.irishcycling.com.
  2. Web site: Seamus Kennedy, RIP. www.anpost.ie.
  3. Book: Lavery, Tosh. Tosh: An Amazing True Story Of Life, Death, Danger And Drama In The Garda Sub-Aqua Unit. 7 May 2015. Penguin UK. 9781844883592. Google Books.
  4. Web site: 1975 Paddy Flanagan Kildare Wins The Discover Ireland Ras Tailteann. www.rastailteann.com.
  5. Web site: Castlebar - County Mayo - Castlebar Cycling Memories. www.castlebar.ie.
  6. Book: Daly, Tom. The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike Race. 29 January 2019. Collins Press. 9781848891487. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Tributes paid to Seamus Kennedy. The Irish Times.
  8. Book: Clean Cabbage in a Bucket: And Other Tales from the Irish Music Trenches. Dennis. O'Rourke. Frank. Emerson. Seamus. Kennedy. Robbie. O'Connell. Harry. O'Donoghue. 1 May 2007. Llumina Press. 9781595266880. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Seamus Kennedy was a Royal Kerry man. Independent.ie.
  10. Web site: Seamus Kennedy. Cycling. Archives. www.cyclingarchives.com.
  11. Web site: Seamus Kennedy Memorial. Dunboyne Cycling Club.
  12. Book: Lavery, Tosh. Tosh: An Amazing True Story Of Life, Death, Danger And Drama In The Garda Sub-Aqua Unit. 7 May 2015. Penguin UK. 9781844883592. Google Books.
  13. The Irish Times (Monday, 20 May 1968), page 3.
  14. Web site: Irish cycling loses a legend with passing of Rás winner Seamus Kennedy. 7 May 2012. Sticky Bottle.
  15. Web site: Cycling Ireland - Seamus Kennedy Memorial - Dunboyne 4th June 2017. Website design and website development by Blue. Cubes. www.cyclingireland.ie.

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