Edward P. Cleary (17 March 1930 – 6 March 2021) 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 ...
coach and trainer.
Biography
Born in
Ballindine
Ballindine () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located along the Western Railway Corridor, 6.5 km (4 miles) south of Claremorris. The N17 road passes through the village, carrying over 10,000 vehicles daily, and it connects ...
,
County Mayo
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, Cleary joined the
Castlehaven
Castlehaven () is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork, approximately 45 miles south-west of Cork City on the coast. The civil parish includes the town of Castletownshend and the hamlets of Rineen and Tragumna. Th ...
club after being stationed as a Garda in
Castletownshend
Castletownshend () is a village about south-east of Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th-century castle built by Richard Townsend.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number ...
,
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...
. He had previously lined out with the
Garda club in
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
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. When his playing days ended he took over as team trainer, guiding the team to the South West junior B title tin 1969. The club's first ever
divisional junior A title followed in 1973, followed by the
County Junior Championship in 1976 and the
County Intermediate Championship in 1978. After stepping down as trainer in 1982, Cleary took over as club chairman. His tenure saw the club win their very first
County Senior Championship title in
1989
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, before later claiming the
Munster Club Championship.
Honours
;Castlehaven
*
Cork Intermediate Football Championship
The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as McCarthy Insurance Group Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the ...
: 1978
*
Cork Junior Football Championship
The Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork County Board ...
:
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
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South West Junior A Football Championship
The Carbery Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bandon Co-op Carbery Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Carbery JAFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the West Cork B ...
: 1973, 1976
*South West Junior B Football Championship: 1969
References
1930 births
2021 deaths
Castlehaven Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football coaches
Gaelic games club administrators
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