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Martin Reilly
Martin Reilly (born 3 May 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Killygarry club and the Cavan county team. Association football A talented Association football player, Reilly was signed by Burnley F.C. in 2004. He spent two years at the club and released at the end of the 2005–06 season after making no first team appearances. Reilly is also a former Republic of Ireland under-18 international. He played as a left-back. Gaelic football Club After returning home from Burnley, Reilly decided to return to Gaelic football with his local club Killygarry. Killygarry reached their first county final in 51 years in 2022, facing Gowna on 16 October. Reilly scored a lobbed goal in the first half, but Gowna ran out seven-point winners. University On 28 February 2009, Reilly was at wing forward as DIT faced Cork IT in the Sigerson Cup final. Reilly scored one point as DIT suffered a five-point loss. On 23 February 2013, Reilly played in his second Sigerson final, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballyshannon and Donegal Town (to the north). History Gaelic Cavan 1300–1607 Cavan was founded by the Irish clan chief and Lord of East Breifne, Giolla Íosa Ruadh O’Reilly, between 1300 and his death in 1330. During his lordship, a friary run by the Dominican Order was established close to the O’Reilly stronghold at Tullymongan and was at the centre of the settlement close to a crossing over the river and to the town's marketplace. It is recorded that the (Cavan) Dominicans were expelled in 1393, replaced by an Order of Conventual Franciscan friars. The friary's location is marked by an eighteenth-century tower in the graveyard at Abbey Street which appears to incorporate remains of the original medieval friary tower. The imprint of ... [...More Info...] |
