Seamus Quinn is a former Gaelic footballer from Gortletteragh,

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...

. Along with Mickey Quinn he is Leitrim's only All Star winner. Quinn won an All Star at full-back in 1994. This was in Leitrim's

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

winning season; Quinn would go on to become the last remaining member of that team following the departure of Fergal Reynolds. In 2000, Brian McEniff selected him to represent

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against Australia, becoming the first Leitrim player to receive international recognition. After retirement from playing he managed the county's junior team to a

Connacht Junior Football Championship The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 19 ...

title in 2017.

Honours

* 1

(1994) * 1 All Star Award (1994) * 1

International Rules Series The International Rules Series is a senior men's international rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team (selected by the Australian Football League) and the Ireland international rules football team (se ...

(2000)

References

External links

S Quinn
at gaainfo.com
Gortletteragh
at gaainfo.com Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic football backs Gaelic football managers Gortletteragh Gaelic footballers Irish international rules football players Leitrim inter-county Gaelic footballers Sportspeople from County Leitrim {{Leitrim-gaelic-football-bio-stub