Brian Kelly (born 22 January 1990) is an

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sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club

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and has been a member of the

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senior inter-county team since 2012.

Schools

Kelly played with St Brendan's College, Killarney with whom he won a Munster Colleges

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title in 2008. The school later qualified for the

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final nut lost out to

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College

Kelly later attended

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. He lined out with the

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club and won a

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title in 2014.

References

1990 births Living people Gaelic football goalkeepers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Killarney Legion Gaelic footballers {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub