Brendan Lowry (born 11 July 1959) is an Irish former

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er who played for his local club

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and for the Offaly senior county team from 1981 until 1992. He attended St Joseph & St Saran's Secondary School in

. Lowry scored 0–3 to help his team to victory in the

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, the most recent occasion that Offaly won the

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. His brothers

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and

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also played in the 1982 All-Ireland SFC winning side. Lowry managed the Westmeath senior team between 1997 and 2000. He received a controversial six-month ban (which was later lifted) after protesting against a tackle on

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in the

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final. His son

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, a professional golfer, won the 2009

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and the

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at Portrush.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowry, Brendan 1959 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Ferbane Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Brendan Offaly inter-county Gaelic footballers People educated at St Joseph & St Saran's Secondary School Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)