Larry Reilly is a former
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
Cavan county team.
Inter-county
The
Knockbride
Knockbride is a parish in County Cavan, Ireland located outside the town of Bailieborough. There are two Roman Catholic churches namely West Knockbride and East Knockbride. There is also a Church of Ireland church and parish and a Presbyterian ...
clubman helped Cavan by scoring two points to claim their only
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...
title in 28 years, beating Derry in Clones. His older brother
Peter Reilly
Peter Reilly (26 November 1933 – 15 March 1977) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a broadcaster and journalist by career.
Career
He was elected at the Ottawa West riding in the ...
also played in
the final
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.
International
He played for
Ireland
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in the
2000 International Rules Series
The 2000 International Rules Series was the seventh annual International Rules Series and the third time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia since the series resumed in 1998.
The ser ...
against
Australia
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. He scored five points over the two test games.
International Rules - Series 2 - 2000 – Australia
References
External links
1997 Ulster Final
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers
Irish international rules football players
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