Mick Falvey
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Mick Falvey is a former all-Ireland winning Gaelic football player with Dublin
. Despite being a Kerry
native of An Daingean, Falvey won the all-Ireland Senior football championship as a Dublin player in 1942 in a final with Galway
. Falvey played with Civil Service in 1944 when they won the Dublin Senior Football Championship and was denied a second title when Civil Service were defeated by Parnells in 1945. Michael attended secondary school at CBS Dingle. Mick Falvey died following a short illness in the Mater Hospital on Wednesday, 20 December 2006.
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
. Despite being a Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
native of An Daingean, Falvey won the all-Ireland Senior football championship as a Dublin player in 1942 in a final with Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
. Falvey played with Civil Service in 1944 when they won the Dublin Senior Football Championship and was denied a second title when Civil Service were defeated by Parnells in 1945. Michael attended secondary school at CBS Dingle. Mick Falvey died following a short illness in the Mater Hospital on Wednesday, 20 December 2006.