Martin Farrelly
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| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 50–51)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Farrelly is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder[1] for Lann Léire,[3][4] St Joseph's and the Louth county team.
Farrelly won the 1999–2000 National League Division 2 title while playing for Louth.[1] He was Louth captain in 2002.[5] He later captained Louth to both the 2006 National League Division 2 title and the 2006 Tommy Murphy Cup.[6][1] Injury forced him to retire from inter-county football and from the sport entirely in 2007.[1] He also won the Railway Cup while playing inter-provincial football for Leinster.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Louth's Farrelly announces retirement". Hoganstand.com. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "At the age of 32, Martin has confirmed that this will be his last year to play gaelic football". Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Louth skipper back to boost Lannleire". Irish Independent. 27 September 2002.
- ↑ "Farrelly fist gives Lannleire much-needed lift". 19 June 2003.
- ↑ "Louth". Independent.ie. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Reilly, Caoimhín (14 May 2020). "Martin Farrelly was Louth captain twice as Navan curse struck four years apart". Dundalk Democrat.