Brian Ó Beaglaoich

Brian Ó Beaglaoich
Personal information
Irish name Brian Ó Beaglaoich
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1996
Corca Dhuibhne,
County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Financial consultant
Club(s)
Years Club
 An Ghaeltacht
→ West Kerry
Club titles
Kerry titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2016-2020
 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2016-present
 Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 7
All-Irelands 1
NFL 4
All Stars 0

Brian Ó Beaglaoich (born 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with An Ghaeltacht, divisional side West Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Ó Beaglaoich first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a schoolboy at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. He was part of the school team that won back-to-back Hogan Cup titles in 2014 and 2015, with Ó Beaglaoich lining out as joint-captain for the latter victory.[1][2] He later played with University College Cork, and was part of the Sigerson Cup-winning team in 2019.[3]

By that stage, Ó Beaglaoich had also progressed to adult level with the An Ghaeltacht club, having earlier enjoyed success in the under-21 grade. He won a Kerry IFC title in 2017, before later claiming a Munster Club IFC medal after a defeat of St Senan's in the final.[4][5]

Ó Beaglaoich first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry as a member of the minor team that beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland minor final.[6] A three-year association with the under-21 team yielded a Munster U21FC medal in 2017.[7]

Following his first season with the under-21 team, Ó Beaglaoich was drafted onto the senior team in 2016. He won the first of seven Munster SFC medals in eight seasons that year.[8] Ó Beaglaoich was at left wing-back when Kerry were beaten by Dublin in the 2019 All-Ireland final replay.[9] He won three consecutive National League medals from 2020 to 2022, having earlier won the title as a member of the extended panel in 2017. Ó Beaglaoich won an All-Ireland SFC medal after a defeat of Galway in the 2022 final.[10]

Honours

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne
University College Cork
An Ghaeltacht
Kerry

References

  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 April 2014). "Dingle reach Promised Land". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (13 April 2015). "Corca Duibhne's double delight". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Congratulations to UCC GAA & UCC Soccer". UCC website. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Páidí Ó Sé's son named man of the match as An Ghaeltacht seal return to Kerry senior ranks". The 42. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ Murphy, Murt (27 November 2017). "An Ghaeltacht show St Senan's no mercy in runaway title win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years". Irish Independent. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Kerry end Munster U21 football title wait in style with emphatic 16-point win over Cork". The 42. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ "No fairytale for Tipperary as Kerry take Munster football crown". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. ^ Fogarty, John (14 September 2019). "Glory for Dublin as they claim elusive five-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ Crowe, Dermot (24 July 2022). "Sam Maguire on way back to Kingdom as Kerry squeeze Galway out in final quarter to win All-Ireland SFC". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2023.