Harry Donnelly

Ronald Henry Donnelly, known as Har Donnelly, was an Irish Gaelic footballer.

Career

Born in Kilcormac, County Offaly of a Dublin-born father and an Offaly-born mother, Donnelly and his family moved to Athlone at an early age. Here he received an education and a Gaelic football tuition in the Marist College. With the college Donnelly played in various Leinster competitions, and, in County Westmeath juvenile and minor championships, he lined out with the Athlone club. Shortly after he joined the Irish [Air Corps|Air Corps] in 1955 he lined out with Dublin's "Offaly Exiles", who invited him to play in a number of challenge matches which brought him to the attention of the Offaly selectors. After making his competitive debut in the 1958 All-Ireland [Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1958 Leinster Championship], Donnelly made a combined total of 50 National [Football League (Ireland)|league]-championship appearances in a six-year career. During that time he claimed back-to-back Leinster SFC titles and played at left corner-forward when Offaly made their maiden appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final in 1961 [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|1961].
Donnelly died on 4 February 2021, aged 83.

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