Con Geaney
Cornelius Geaney was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with John Mitchels and Castleisland [Desmonds GAA|Castleisland Desmonds] and at inter-county level with the Kerry [senior football team]. He usually lined out as a forward.
Career
Geaney first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the John Mitchels club that won the Kerry [Senior Football Championship|County Championship] title in 1929. He was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team two years later, however, an injury ruled him out of the 1931 [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1931 All-Ireland final] win over Kildare. Geaney won his only All-Ireland medal on the field of play after Kerry's 2-07 to 2-04 win over Mayo in the 1932 All-Ireland Senior [Football Championship Final|1932 All-Ireland final]. He continued to line out with Kerry over the following few seasons and claimed a third winners' medal, his second as a substitute, in 1937. Geaney's other honours with Kerry include six Munster Championship titles and two National [Football League |National Football League] medals.Personal life and death
Born in Firies, County Kerry, Geaney qualified as a national school teacher and spent his adult life working in Castleisland. His son, Dave Geaney, is an All-Ireland-winning player and selector with Kerry, while his daughter, Mary Geaney, is a dual All-Ireland-winner and a former Ireland women's national [field hockey team|Ireland women's field hockey international].Geaney died after a brief illness at the Regional Hospital in Cork on 9 September 1988.
Honours
;;John Mitchels;Kerry