Vincent Harvey (1937 – 1 November 2022) was an Irish

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er and

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. He played with club side Éire Óg and at inter-county level with the Carlow senior football team. Harvey also served as manager of a range of club teams.

Playing career

Harvey was a founder-member of the Éire Óg club in

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in 1956. He enjoyed his first success at adult level when Éire Óg won the Carlow JFC title in 1958. The following decade saw Harvey win Carlow SFC titles with the club in 1960, 1962, 1965, 1967 and 1968. His performances at club level earned a call-up to the Carlow senior football team and he made a number of appearances for the team in the

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and Leinster Championship.

Management career

After his playing days, Harvey managed a number of club teams in

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and

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. He brought various championship successes to

Kiltegan Kiltegan () is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland, on the R747 regional road close to the border with County Carlow. The 19th century mansion Humewood House lies just outside the village. It was built in 1870 for William Hume-Dick, ...

, Ballymanus,

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, Coolboy and Knockananna. Harvey was also manager of the Carlow under-21 team that reached the Leinster final in 1984.

Personal life and death

In his working life, Harvey started his working life as a telegram boy with Carlow Post Office, graduating to postman for the Carlow area. He later took up a position as rate and revenue collector with

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. Harvey died on 1 November 2022, at the age of 85.

Honours

Player

;Éire Óg *

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: 1960, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968

Management

;Kiltegan *Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship: 1975 *Wicklow Junior A Football Championship: 1975 ;Ballymanus *Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship: 1986 *Wicklow Junior A Football Championship: 1980 ;Tinahely * Wicklow Senior Football Championship: 1984 ;Coolboy *Wicklow Junior A Football Championship: 1985 ;Knockananna *Wicklow Junior A Football Championship: 1989 *Wicklow Junior B Football Championship: 1987

References

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