Feeney was a native of Cortoon, Ballintubber, and studied at Ballinafad College. He was a highly regarded GAA player in the 1970s. He won a minor All-Ireland title in 1971 and an U21 winners medal in 1974.[1] He made his championship debut for Mayo in 1972 against Sligo at McHale Park, Castlebar.[citation needed]
His sons Richie and Alan Feeney, and his nephew, John Feeney,[2] are all members of the Mayo football squad. One of his brothers was a Mayo county secretary, Sean Feeney.[3]
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He and his close friend, businessman Donal McEllin, drowned in a boating accident off Inishbofin in October 2010.[4]
Feeney was survived by his wife Kathleen (née Caden) and their four children, Richie, Alan, Claire and Darragh (14 at the time), who was in St Gerald's College, Castlebar at the time of his father's death.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^. Connaught Telegraph. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^Willie Joe (11 October 2010). "Remembering Ger Feeney". Mayo GAA Blog. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^"Mayo mourns Ger Feeney". Hoganstand.com. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^McDonald, Brian (10 November 2010). "Ex-GAA star dies in double drowning tragedy off island". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
feeney, 1954, october, 2010, irish, gaelic, footballer, played, mayo, county, team, contents, personal, life, death, references, external, linkspersonal, life, editfeeney, native, cortoon, ballintubber, studied, ballinafad, college, highly, regarded, player, 1. Ger Feeney c 1954 10 October 2010 was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Mayo county team Contents 1 Personal life 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editFeeney was a native of Cortoon Ballintubber and studied at Ballinafad College He was a highly regarded GAA player in the 1970s He won a minor All Ireland title in 1971 and an U21 winners medal in 1974 1 He made his championship debut for Mayo in 1972 against Sligo at McHale Park Castlebar citation needed His sons Richie and Alan Feeney and his nephew John Feeney 2 are all members of the Mayo football squad One of his brothers was a Mayo county secretary Sean Feeney 3 Death editHe and his close friend businessman Donal McEllin drowned in a boating accident off Inishbofin in October 2010 4 Feeney was survived by his wife Kathleen nee Caden and their four children Richie Alan Claire and Darragh 14 at the time who was in St Gerald s College Castlebar at the time of his father s death citation needed References edit Victims of tragedy named Connaught Telegraph 11 October 2010 Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 20 March 2015 Willie Joe 11 October 2010 Remembering Ger Feeney Mayo GAA Blog Retrieved 20 March 2015 Mayo mourns Ger Feeney Hoganstand com 11 October 2010 Retrieved 20 March 2015 McDonald Brian 10 November 2010 Ex GAA star dies in double drowning tragedy off island Irish Independent Retrieved 20 March 2015 External links editDeath notice at RIP ie nbsp This Mayo Gaelic football biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ger Feeney amp oldid 1123189063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
