Aodh Ó Broin (Hugh Byrne), (d. 3 July 1993)
was the 20th
president
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of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
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Born in Rathdangan,
County Wicklow
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, he attended secondary school in Knockbeg College and went on to play in the
Sigerson Cup
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with UCD. He won 2
Wicklow Senior Football Championships with
Bray Emmets in 1934 and 1935.
He became chairman of
Wicklow GAA
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County Board in 1947, and later served as chairman of
Leinster GAA
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References
1993 deaths
Chairmen of Gaelic games governing bodies
Leinster Provincial Council administrators
Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association
20th-century Irish people
Wicklow County Board administrators
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