Francis G. Henry (1955 – 7 November 2022) was an Irish
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
er who played for the
Shamrocks Gaels and
St Mary's, Leixlip clubs, and at senior level for the
Sligo county team.
Career
Henry played underage football with Knockalassa before winning a Sligo Vocational Schools SFC title with Coola Vocational School in 1969. He later joined the
Shamrock Gaels club and won consecutive Sligo MFC titles in 1972 and 1973. Henry added a
Sligo U21FC title to his collection in 1975 before claiming his first adult silverware when Shamrock Gaels won the inaugural
Sligo IFC title in 1979.
Henry first appeared on the inter-county scene with
Sligo
Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...
as a member of the
minor team. He was soon drafted onto the
senior team and made his debut during the
1973–74 league. Henry was at left wing-forward when Sligo won their first
Connacht SFC title in 47 years after a defeat of
Mayo in the
1975 final replay. He continued to line out at inter-county level at various times until 1986, by which time he had joined the
St. Mary's club in
Leixlip.
Death
Henry died on 7 November 2022, at the age of 67.
Honours
;Coola Vocational School
*Sligo Vocational Schools Senior Football Championship: 1969
;Shamrock Gaels
*
Sligo Intermediate Football Championship: 1979
*
Sligo Under-21 Football Championship: 1975
*Sligo Minor Football Championship: 1972, 1973
;Sligo
*
Connacht Senior Football Championship:
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
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References
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1955 births
2022 deaths
Leixlip Gaelic footballers
Shamrock Gaels Gaelic footballers
Sligo inter-county Gaelic footballers