Larry Kiely

Larry Kiely
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	Gortnahoe, County Tipperary
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Gortnahoe-Glengoole
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1960s	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	2
NHL	2

Larry Kiely (born 1941 in Gortnahoe, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Gortnahoe-Glengoole^[1] and with the Tipperary^[2] senior inter-county team in the 1960s.

Larry Kiely was also a member of the Irish army showjumping team representing his country on many occasions.At one stage he held the world puissance record with Raimondo D'Inzeo of Italy (7 feet 2 inches). He represented Ireland in Individual Showjumping at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Kiely also served as a peacekeeper with the United Nations in Syria and the Lebanon. His two brothers Eamon and Anthony were also Irish Army officers.

He lives on the family holding at Glengoole, Co. Tipperary.

References

↑ Smith, Raymond (1966). Decades of glory: a comprehensive history of the national game. Little & McClean. pp. 352–. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
↑ "Experiencing the 'Tipperary Diaspora' in London". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

Achievements
Preceded by Paddy Cobbe (Limerick)	All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final winning captain 1959	Succeeded by Willie Grace (Kilkenny)

Teams

Tipperary - 1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (20th title)

1 J. O'Donoghue 2 John Doyle 3 M. Maher 4 K. Carey 5 M. Burns 6 T. Wall 7 M. Murphy (c) 8 T. English 9 M. Roche 10 Jimmy Doyle 11 L. Kiely 12 M. Keating 13 D. Nealon 14 J. McKenna 15 S. McLoughlin Subs used 16 L. Devaney for L. Kiely 18 M. Lonergan for M. Maher Subs not used 17 P. O'Sullivan 19 L. Gaynor 20 P. Ryan Chairman of selectors P. Leahy Selectors M. Kennedy P. J. Kenny J. Stapleton P. O'Dwyer P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (21st title)

1 J. O'Donoghue 2 John Doyle 3 M. Maher 4 K. Carey 5 M. Burns 6 T. Wall 7 L. Gaynor 8 T. English 9 M. Roche 10 Jimmy Doyle (c) 11 L. Kiely 12 L. Devaney 13 D. Nealon 14 J. McKenna 15 S. McLoughlin Subs not used: P. O'Sullivan P. Doyle T. Ryan N. O'Gorman M. Keating S. Mackey J. Dillon Chairman of selectors P. Leahy Selectors M. Kennedy P. J. Kenny J. Stapleton P. O'Dwyer P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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