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Kerry Handballers who have won All Ireland and World Titles

November 24th, 2013
by Comhairle Liathroid Laimhe Chiarrai

Kerry County Council held a Civic Reception on Monday 19th November, 2012 in recognition of Kerry Handballers who won Adult/Minor All Ireland and World Titles. The following players were acknowledged at the reception.

Name and Club

All Ireland and World Handball Achievements

Paddy Downey:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Seventeen Senior All Ireland Titles, two Junior All Ireland Titles, one Masters All Ireland; 1951-1972

Jimmy O Brien: [deceased]

Fitzgerald Jones, HandballClub, Tralee

Fourteen Senior All Ireland Titles, one Master All Ireland Title, one Minor Singles All Ireland [1949-first ever minor singles to be played] 1951-1972

Tim Commane: [deceased]

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1951.

Moss O Connor: Not contactable

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Minor All Ireland Title, 1953.

Sean Commane:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, one Minor All Ireland Title, 1951-1952.

Pat Mc Carthy: [deceased]

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1953.

Michael Dennehy:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club , Tralee

One Minor All Ireland Title, 1951

Joe Hasset: [deceased]

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Four Senior All Ireland Titles, two Junior All Ireland Titles, 1951-1953.

Jimmy "The Rattler" Donovan: [deceased]

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1960.

Name and Club

All Ireland and World Handball Achievements

Billy "The Buzzer Kerins":

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Two Junior All Ireland Titles, eighteen Masters All Ireland Titles, 1964-1983, one 40X20 Inter Club All Ireland 1981

Peter "Abbo" Moriarty:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1951.

Eamonn Horan:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Four Minor All Ireland Titles, 1953-1954.

Tom Kerins:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Seven Masters All Ireland Titles, 1977-1982.

Nicholas Kerins:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Two Senior All Ireland Titles-including one senior club with Ballymac, one Junior, one minor and one Masters All Ireland, 1960-1975.

Jerry Mc Mullen:
Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Minor All Ireland Title, 1960.

Tommy "Goosey" Fitzgerald:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1968, one 40X20 Inter Club All Ireland 1981

Billy Myles:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Two minor All Irelands, and one U21 All Ireland Title, 1964-1968.

Michael Fitzgibbon: [deceased]

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One minor, and one U21 All Ireland Title, 1964-1968.

James Murty Mc Ellistrim:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

Four Senior All Irelands-including one Senior Club with Ballymac, two Junior, one Minor All Ireland 1962-1975

Name and Club

All Ireland and World Handball Achievements

Thomas 'Roundy' Mc Ellistrim:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

Three Senior All Irelands-including one senior club with Ballymac, Gael Linn cup, and four junior All Irelands, 1966-1975

Tommy O Brien:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One U21 All Ireland Title, 1976; one 40X20 Inter Club All Ireland 1981

Mike Ahern:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1979; one 40X20 Inter Club All Ireland 1981

Noel Raymond:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior B All Ireland Club Title with Glenbeigh, and one Masters All Ireland Title, 1997-1998

Brendan O Brien:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior All Ireland Title, 1979.

Dennis Downey:
Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Junior, and one minor All Ireland Title, 1954-1959.

Karl Burkett:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

One Masters All Ireland Title, 2003.

J P Leen:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Senior All Ireland Club Title with Ballymac, 1975

Kelly Leen:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Senior All Ireland Club Title with Ballymac, 1975

Christy Moriarty:

 

Fr Thomas Jones Handball Club, Glenbeigh

One Junior B All Ireland Club Title with Glenbeigh,

1997.

 

Name and Club

 

All Ireland and World Handball Achievements

Dominic Lynch:

Fr Thomas Jones Handball Club, Glenbeigh

Two Intermediate All Irelands, three Junior All Irelands, three Junior B All Irelands-including Club Title with Glenbeigh; Three World Titles U17/O35 1994-2012

Anthony Lynch:

Fr Thomas Jones Handball Club, Glenbeigh

One Intermediate All Ireland, one Junior All Ireland, and two Junior B All Irelands-including Club Title with Glenbeigh, 1997-1998

Tom Lynch:

Fr Thomas Jones Handball Club, Glenbeigh

One Masters All Ireland, and one Junior B All Ireland Club Title with Glenbeigh, 1997-1998

John Joe Quirke:

Fr Thomas Jones Handball Club,Glenbeigh

One Junior All Ireland, 2008.

Sharon Daly:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Intermediate and one minor All Ireland, 2000-2007.

Sandy Mc Swiney:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

Two minor All Ireland titles, 2003.

Maria Daly:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

Nine Senior All Irelands, six minor All Irelands; two Worlds U19 gold, and one Ladies Open Doubles Worlds silver, 2002-2012.

Ashley Prendeville:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

Eight Senior All Irelands, three Intermediate All Irelands, six minor All Irelands; one World U19 Doubles gold medal, two World U19 silver medals, one Ladies Open Doubles World silver, 2005-2012.

 

Name and Club

 

All Ireland and World Handball Achievements

Tracy Buckley:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Junior and one minor All Ireland 2000-2001.

Lisa Falvey:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Intermediate All Ireland, two Junior All Irelands, one Junior B All Ireland; and one World –silver ladies B doubles, 2005-2012.

Catriona Casey:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Intermediate All Ireland, two Junior All Irelands, 2007-2010.

Karen Lawlor:

Fitzgerald Jones Handball Club, Tralee

Three minor All Ireland titles; two World gold U15 and U19, 2003-2006.

Sharon Twomey:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Intermediate All Ireland, three World gold at U13 and U15, and one World silver ladies B doubles, 2003-2012.

Maebh Prendeville:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One Senior All Ireland title, 2009

Aine Casey:

Ballymacelligott Handball Club

One World title, Ladies C 2012.

 




 
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