Ned Kirby

Edmond Kirby is a retired Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he played with Grange and Blackrock and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork [senior football team].

Career

Kirby played both hurling and Gaelic football as a student at St Colman's College. He began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the St Dominic's club, and won back-to-back Cork MFC titles in 1966 and 1967.
At adult level, Kirby's club career with Grange spanned four decades. He won four North Cork [Junior A Football Championship|North Cork JAFC] titles between 1966 and 1979, and was at centre-back for Grange's 0-14 to 2-04 win over Knocknagree to claim the Cork [Junior Football Championship|Cork JFC] title in 1979. Kirby also played hurling with Blackrock, and was part of their City JAHC title-winning team in 1973.
At inter-county level, Kirby first played for Cork as a dual player with the minor teams. He won Munster MHC and Munster MFC honours in 1967, before lining out at full-forward for Cork's 5-14 to 2-03 win over Laois in the 1967 All-Ireland minor football final. Kirby added an All-Ireland U21FC medal to his collection in 1970.
Kirby made his senior team debut during the 1969–70 [National Football League (Ireland)|1969–70 National Football League]. He dropped back to the junior team and also won a Munster JFC medal in that grade in 1970, before winning the first of three Munster [Senior Football Championship|Munster SFC] medals in 1971. Kirby was at right wing-forward for the 3-17 to 2-13 win over Galway in the 1973 [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|1973 All-Ireland final].

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