Hugh D. Hyland (1949 – 26 September 2022) was an Irish

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er who played for the

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club and at inter-county level with the

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. He also had a lengthy career as a

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Gaelic football career

Hyland first played

at juvenile and underage levels with the

club. He represented the club's adult teams in the 1970s as they won the Kildare IFC title in 1971 and the SFC title in 1977, as well as Leader Cups in 1973 and 1974. Hyland's performances at club level earned a call-up to the

. He made 58 appearances at senior level from 1970 to 1979, at a time when the team had little in the way of success. Hyland

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ed the team to a defeat by

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in the 1978 Leinster final.

Horse breeding career

Hyland and his brother Pat were the fourth generation to run the 300-acre Oghill House Stud in

. After transition from farming to full-time horse breeding in the 1980s, the farm gained a reputation as a producer of quality thoroughbreds.

Death

Hyland died at the

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on 26 September 2022, at the age of 72.

Honours

;Monasterevin *

Kildare Senior Football Championship The Kildare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Kildare GAA between the top clubs in County Kildare, Ireland. The winners of the Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior ...

: 1977 *

Kildare Intermediate Football Championship The Kildare Intermediate Football Championship, or Kildare I.F.C., is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Kildare GAA clubs since 1928. The winners currently receive the Hugh Campion Cup in honour of the Suncroft GFC, Suncr ...

: 1971

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyland, Hugh 1949 births 2022 deaths Horse breeders Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers Monasterevin Gaelic footballers