Michael Kehoe (GAA President)

Michael Kehoe (June 22, 1899 – January 8, 1977),[1] Wexford, was the sixteenth president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1949-1952).

Born in Wexford, Kehoe took part in the Easter Uprising there. Active in the Irish language movement, Kehoe was co-founder of Coláiste Charman, which taught Irish from the 1930s to the 1970s.[2]

Kehoe was involved in Leinster Council for over 50 years, and was Chairman from 1942 to 1944.

The Kehoe Cup, an inter-county hurling competition in Leinster, was named in his honour in 1977.[1]

In 1984, to mark the centenary of the GAA, 50,000 ash trees were planted to commemorate the memories of Kehoe and Patrick Breen.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kelleher, Humphrey (2013). GAA Family Silver. Sportsfile Publishing. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1-905468-24-9. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/gaelscoilgoreypa/posts/607872685940524
  3. ↑ http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/sport/wexford-hurling/ash-plantations/
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Daniel O'Rourke		 President of the Gaelic Athletic Association
1949-1952 		Succeeded by
Vincent O'Donoghue