Kevin Beahan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Ó Beacháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
9 April 1933 Ardee, County Louth, Irish Free State | ||
| Died |
24 July 2022 (aged 89) Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St Mary's Naomh Colmcille Seán McDermotts | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Louth titles | 5 | 3 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Louth | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Kevin Beahan (Irish: Caoimhín Ó Beacháin; 9 April 1933 – 24 July 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of club sides, including St Mary's, and at inter-county level with the Louth senior football team.
Career[edit]
Beahan first played Gaelic football at St Patrick's Grammar School in Armagh. During his time there he won consecutive Ulster Colleges JFC titles and also lined out in the MacRory Cup. At club level, Beahan won consecutive Louth MFC titles with the St Mary's club in Ardee before later winning five Louth SFC titles. He also experienced success as a hurler, winning three Louth SHC titles with Naomh Colmcille, while he also lined out with the Seán McDermotts club in Dublin.[1]
Beahan's performances for club and college resulted in him being selected for the Louth minor football team and he won a Leinster MFC medal in 1951.[2] He progressed onto the senior team and was at midfield for the 1–09 to 1–07 defeat of Cork in the 1957 All-Ireland final.[3] Beahan also lined out with Leinster and was a two-time Railway Cup medallist.[4]
Death[edit]
Beahan died on 24 July 2022, aged 89.[5][6]
Honours[edit]
- St Patrick's Grammar School
- Ulster Colleges Junior Football Championship: 1949, 1950
- Naomh Colmcille
- Louth Senior Hurling Championship: 1955, 1958, 1960
- St Mary's
- Louth Senior Football Championship: 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968
- Louth Minor Football Championship: 1950, 1951
- Louth
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1957
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1957
- Leinster Minor Football Championship: 1951
- Leinster
- Railway Cup: 1959, 1963
References[edit]
- ^ "A Beahan of light". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Border dispute with wee bit of history". Irish Times. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "'We were like Little and Large' – the late Kevin Beahan on his partnership with 'Danno'". LMFM website. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Leinster Railway Cup Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Hubert (25 July 2022). "Late Louth GAA legend Kevin Beahan was pure perfection on the football pitch". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Tributes pour in following the death of Louth GAA legend Kevin Beahan". LMFM website. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.