Brendan Reilly
Gaelic footballer
About Brendan Reilly
Lived 1979 – 2017 (aged 37–38).
Brendan Reilly (5 January 1979 – 16 September 2017) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He came from a farming family outside Ardee, County Louth. At club level, he played with his local team John Mitchels (partly founded by his father Eugene Reilly) and later Naomh Máirtín.
He represented his county Louth at senior level for several years, winning a National Football League Division 2 medal in 2000.
In 2017, he died suddenly after leading his Naomh Máirtín team to victory in a quarter-final of the Louth Senior Football Championship.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Brendan Reilly?
Gaelic footballer
When was Brendan Reilly born?
Brendan Reilly was born in 1979.
When did Brendan Reilly die?
Brendan Reilly died on 16 September 2017.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Brendan Reilly (Louth Gaelic footballer)
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