Ger Feeney ( 1954 – 10 October 2010) was an Irish

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er who played for the Mayo county team.

Personal life

Feeney was a native of Cortoon,

Ballintubber Ballintubber, officially Ballintober (), is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, known for Ballintubber Abbey which was founded in 1216. The countryside of Ballintubber is set against the backdrop of the Partry Mountains. History The long histo ...

, and studied at Ballinafad College. He was a highly regarded GAA player in the 1970s. He won a minor All-Ireland title in 1971 and an U21 winners medal in 1974. He made his championship debut for Mayo in 1972 against Sligo at

McHale Park MacHale Park () is a GAA stadium in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. It is the home of the Castlebar Mitchels GAA and Mayo GAA Gaelic football teams. Built in 1931, the ground currently has a capacity of 28,000 and is named after John MacHal ...

, Castlebar. His sons

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and Alan Feeney, and his nephew, John Feeney, are all members of the Mayo football squad. One of his brothers was a Mayo county secretary, Sean Feeney.

Death

He and his close friend, businessman Donal McEllin, drowned in a boating accident off Inishbofin in October 2010. Feeney was survived by his wife Kathleen (''

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'' Caden) and their four children, Richie, Alan, Claire and Darragh (14 at the time), who was in

St Gerald's College, Castlebar St Gerald's College is an Irish all-boys De La Salle secondary school located in Castlebar, County Mayo. The original school was opened in 1908. The current school was opened in 1971. As of December 2024, the school had 626 students. In 2009, ...

at the time of his father's death.

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Death notice
at RIP.ie 1950s births 2010 deaths Year of birth uncertain Accidental deaths in the Republic of Ireland Boating accident deaths Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers People educated at St Gerald's College, Castlebar {{Mayo-gaelic-football-bio-stub