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Noel Tierney

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Irish name
  
Nollaig O Tiarnaigh

Years
  
Club

Height
  
1.81 m

Sport
  
Gaelic Football

Years
  
County

All irelands
  
3

Position
  
Full Back

Name
  
Noel Tierney

All stars
  
0

Occupation
  
Dairy Farmer

Role
  
Football player


Born
  
2 February 1942 (age 82) Tuam, Ireland (
1942-02-02
)

Survivor / fatality story - Noel Tierney, Co. Galway


Noel Tierney (born 2 February 1942 in Milltown, County Galway) is an Irish former Gaelic Football Player and Sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Milltown and was a member of the Galway Senior Inter-County 3 in a row winning team from 1964 until 1966 inclusive, winning three Senior All Ireland Medals. He was also Captain of the Conaught Railway Cup Winning Team of 1969 as well as being on the Galway Minor All-Ireland winning team of 1960.

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Honours

  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship : 3 ( Galway)
  • 1964, 1965, 1966
  • National Football League : 1 ( Galway)
  • 1965
  • All-Ireland Minor Football Championship : 1 ( Galway)
  • 1960
  • Galway Senior Football Championship : 1 ( Milltown)
  • 1971
  • Railway Cup : 2 (Connacht)
  • 1967, 1969 (Capt.)
  • Cú Chulainn Award ( Early GAA GPA All Stars Awards) : 2
  • 1963, 1964
  • Texaco Footballer of the Year : 1
  • 1964

    • References

    Noel Tierney Wikipedia
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