Con Fitzgerald
Irish Gaelic footballer
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Conn Mac Gearailt | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born | (1872-08-16)16 August 1872 Glin, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Died | 14 December 1953(1953-12-14) (aged 81) Glin, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Commercial traveller | ||
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Years | Club | ||
Commercials | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Limerick | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 |
Cornelius Fitzgerald (2 August 1872 – 14 December 1953) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career with the Limerick senior team lasted several seasons in the 1890s.[1]
Fitzgerald had his greatest success on the inter-county scene with Limerick during the 1896 championship. He captained the team that year and won his sole All-Ireland medal that year as Limerick defeated Louth in the final. Fitzgerald also won a Munster medal that year.
Honours
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1896 (c)
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 1896 (c)
References
- ^ "Con Fitzgerald". Finbarr Connolly website. Retrieved 5 August 2017.