Simon Deignan

Simon Deignan
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back
Born Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Occupation Lieutenant in the Irish Army
auctioneer
Club(s)
Years Club
Cavan Gaels
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1938-1953 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 11
All Irelands 3
NFL 1

Simon Deignan (Born 1922 , Died November 2006) was a former Gaelic football player for Cavan.

Playing career

A native of Mullagh. Deignan won a All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1938. He formed a brilliant half back partnership with P. J. Duke & J. J. O'Reilly that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in the Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He was again one of the Breffni county’s stars in the ’48 All-Ireland Final double success.[1] He also won the National Football League in 1949/50 season. He won numerous Railway Cup medals with Ulster.[2]

He was also a noted referee and among the big games in which he took charge was the 1958 All-Ireland final in which Dublin defeated Derry.

Death

He died in Bon Secours Hospital, Glasnevin, Aged 84. funeral took place from the Church of Our Mother of Divine Grace, Ballygall Road East to Dardistow cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster: 125 - Cavan Player List". Irishnews125.blogspot.com. 2009-02-11. http://irishnews125.blogspot.com/2009/02/125-cavan-player-list.html. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
  2. ^ "DEIGNAN : Acknowledgement notice - Irish Times Family Notices". Irish Times. 2006-12-07. http://notices.irishtimes.com/2390689. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
  3. ^ Gaffney, Eamonn. "Cavan Obituaries 2007 - Anglo Celt". Hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/cavan/years/2007.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 

1 J.D. Benson
2 W. Doonan | 3 B. Cully | 4 P. Galligan
5 M. Reilly  | 6 P. Coyle | 7 S. Deignan
8 J. Maguire 9 J. McCormack
10 K. O'Reilly | 11 P. Conaty | 12 M. Fitzsimons
13 F. Coyle | 14 J. Johnson | 15 P. Doyle

1 V. Gannon
2 W. Doonan | 3 B. O'Reilly | 4 P. Smith
5 J. Wilson | 6 J.J. O'Reilly(c) | 7 S. Deignan
8 P. J. Duke 9 P. Brady
10 A. Tighe | 11 M. Higgins | 12 C. McDyer
13 J. Stafford | 14 P. Donohoe | 15 T.P. O'Reilly

1 S. Morris
2 W. Doonan | 3 B. O'Reilly | 4 P. Smith
5 O.R. McGovern  | 6 J.J. O'Reilly(c) | 7 S. Deignan
8 P. J. Duke
9 P. Brady
10 A. Tighe | 11 M. Higgins | 12 J.J. Cassidy
13 J. Stafford | 14 P. Donohoe | 15 E. Carolan

1 D. Benson
2 W. Doonan | 3 B. O'Reilly | 4 P. Smith
5 P. J. Duke  | 6 J.J. O'Reilly(c) | 7 S. Deignan
8 P. Brady 9 V. Sherlock
10 A. Tighe | 11 M. Higgins | 12 J.J. Cassidy
13 J. Stafford | 14 P. Donohoe | 15 E. Carolan

sub O.R. McGovern