Mortimer "Murt" Connor (born 1951) is an Irish retired

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er who played as a left corner-forward for the

Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

senior team. Born in

Walsh Island Walsh Island or Walshisland () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It takes its name from the surrounding hinterland which is a fertile area of land on a hill (104m) located in an area of bogland known as the Bog of Allen, (hence, "island ...

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, Connor first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He came to prominence at underage levels with the

club. Connor later won a two

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medals and six

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medal with the Walsh Island senior team. He also played for Éire Óg. Connor made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. He later played for the under-21 team, winning a

medal. Connor made his senior debut during the 1969-70 league. He went on to play a key role for Offaly in attack during a hugely successful era, and won two

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medals and three

medals. As a member of the

inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Connor failed to win a

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medal. Throughout his inter-county career Connor made 16 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football during the 1975-76 league. Connor is a member of a famous Gaelic football dynasty in Offaly. His father, Jim Connor, and his uncle,

Tommy O'Connor Thomas O'Connor (born Dublin, Ireland; died 30 June 1987), also known as Tommy O'Connor or Tom O'Connor, was an Irish footballer who played for Shamrock Rovers. On 21 September 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, ...

, played with Offaly during the 1930s and 1940s, while his brothers, Matt,

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and

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also played for Offaly throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His cousins, Liam O'Connor and

Willie Bryan Willie Bryan (born 1947 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Walsh Island and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1966 until 1978. Bryan captain Captain is a title, an ...

, were also All-Ireland medal winners with Offaly.

Honours

; Walsh Island *

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(2): 1979, 1980 * Offaly Senior Club Football Championship (6): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 ; Offaly *

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(2):

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(3):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connor, Murt 1951 births Living people Walsh Island Gaelic footballers Offaly inter-county Gaelic footballers Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers