Manus Boyle (born 1966) is an
Irish
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former
Gaelic football
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er who played for
Na Cealla Beaga and the
Donegal county team. He writes a column for the ''
Donegal Democrat
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'' ("The Breaking Ball") and is a
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He played county football from 1985 to 1998, mostly at forward and was a free kick specialist.
He debuted for Donegal at 18 in 1985,][ fell out with manager ]Tom Conaghan
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Conaghan managed Do ...
in the 1980s,[ missing the 1989 Ulster SFC final, ]Brian McEniff
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McEniff played as a wing-back for the St Joseph's combination of clubs from Bundoran and Ballyshannon. He won seven Donegal Senior Football ...
restored him to the team in time for the 1990 Ulster SFC.[
He played his last competitive game for Donegal in the 1998 Ulster SFC final against ]Derry
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.[ He could not start the 1st round but p]