Denis Glennon is a Gaelic footballer from

Tyrrellspass Tyrrellspass (, IPA: �bʲaləxˈanˠˈtʲɪɾʲiəliː is a Georgian village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is from Dublin, in the south of the county on the R446 (formerly the N6) road. Tyrrellspass won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition i ...

, County Westmeath,

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who plays for the Westmeath county team. His younger brother

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was also a member of the senior panel. Glennon is considered to be one of the finest talents the county has ever produced. He first appeared on the national scene in 2004. He is among his county's highest championship scorers.

Career

Glennon was part of the Westmeath team that win the 2004

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, he also won a National Football League Div 2 title in 2008. In 2011 he was made captain of the

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team for the year. He plays his club football with

, winning

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medals in 2006 and 2007. He also played in the

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final in 2007 however Tyrrellspass lost out to Dublin side St Vincents.

Honours

(1): 2004 * National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2008 *

(2): 2006, 2007

References

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