Christy Keogh (29 June 1943 – 19 July 2002) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Wexford county team. Born in

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, Keogh arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-eight when he first linked up with the Wexford senior team. He made his debut in the 1971 championship. Keogh went on to play a key part for the rest of the decade, and won two

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medals and one

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medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. Keogh represented the

inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, winning one

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship () or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are co ...

medals in 1974. At club level he played with

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and

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. Throughout his career, Keogh made 23 championship appearances for Wexford. His retirement came following Wexford's defeat by

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in the 1979 championship. In retirement from playing Keogh became involved in coaching and team management. He served as manager of the Wexford senior hurling team on three separate occasions.

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