Ambrose 'Rosie' O'Donovan (born 11 June 1962 in

Gneeveguilla Gneeveguilla, ( ), officially Gneevgullia (), is a small village in the Sliabh Luachra region of East County Kerry, Ireland. It lies about east of Killarney, close to the County Kerry/County Cork border. Location Gneeveguilla is situated in ...

, County Kerry) is an

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former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club

and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team from 1984 until 1992. O'Donovan captained Kerry to the centenary-year

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title in 1984. O'Donovan was captain of the Kerry team which won the 1984 'Centenary All-Ireland'

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.http://www.rte.ie/laweb/ll/ll_t05e.html/ RTÉ TV revisits 1984 O'Donovan was one of the youngest captains of an All Ireland winning side. He played alongside

Jack O'Shea Jack O'Shea (born 19 November 1957 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football at various times with his local clubs St Mary's in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior fo ...

at midfield in two more successful campaigns during 1985 and 1986. During his school years, he won two All-Ireland Vocational Schools medals with Kerry. He also won an All Ireland Minor medal in 1980. O'Donoovan played club football with

and won three O'Donoghue Cups in 1979, 1980 and 1983. He also helped the local club side win the Kerry Club Championship in 1980 beating formidable Kerry clubs such as Austin Stacks and

Castleisland Desmonds Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981, 1982 and 1984. They won the Munster Club Championship and All-I ...

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