Brian Ó Beaglaoich Explained

Brian Ó Beaglaoich (born 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with An Ghaeltacht, divisional side West Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Ó Beaglaoich first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a schoolboy at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. He was part of the school team that won back-to-back Hogan Cup titles in 2014 and 2015, with Ó Beaglaoich lining out as joint-captain for the latter victory.^{[1] [2]} He later played with University College Cork, and was part of the Sigerson Cup-winning team in 2019.^[3]

By that stage, Ó Beaglaoich had also progressed to adult level with the An Ghaeltacht club, having earlier enjoyed success in the under-21 grade. He won a Kerry IFC title in 2017, before later claiming a Munster Club IFC medal after a defeat of St Senan's in the final.^{[4] [5]}

Ó Beaglaoich first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry as a member of the minor team that beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland minor final.^[6] A three-year association with the under-21 team yielded a Munster U21FC medal in 2017.^[7]

Following his first season with the under-21 team, Ó Beaglaoich was drafted onto the senior team in 2016. He won the first of seven Munster SFC medals in eight seasons that year.^[8] Ó Beaglaoich was at left wing-back when Kerry were beaten by Dublin in the 2019 All-Ireland final replay.^[9] He won three consecutive National League medals from 2020 to 2022, having earlier won the title as a member of the extended panel in 2017. Ó Beaglaoich won an All-Ireland SFC medal after a defeat of Galway in the 2022 final.^[10]

Honours

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne

• Hogan Cup

2014, 2015 (jc)

• Corn Uí Mhuirí

2014, 2015

University College Cork

• Sigerson Cup

2019

An Ghaeltacht

• West Kerry Senior Football Championship

2015, 2017

• Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship

2017

• Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

2017

Kerry

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2022

• Munster Senior Football Championship

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

• National Football League

2017, 2020, 2021, 2022

• Munster Under-21 Football Championship

2017

• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

2014

• Munster Minor Football Championship

2014

External link

• Brian Ó Beaglaoich profile at the Terrace Talk website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dingle reach Promised Land. Irish Examiner. 14 April 2014. 9 July 2023. Eoghan. Cormican.
2. Web site: Corca Duibhne’s double delight. Irish Examiner. 13 April 2015. 9 July 2023. Eoghan. Cormican.
3. Web site: Congratulations to UCC GAA & UCC Soccer. UCC website. 23 February 2019. 9 July 2023.
4. Web site: Páidí Ó Sé's son named man of the match as An Ghaeltacht seal return to Kerry senior ranks. The 42. 30 October 2017. 23 July 2023.
5. Web site: An Ghaeltacht show St Senan’s no mercy in runaway title win. Irish Examiner. 27 November 2017. 24 July 2023. Murt. Murphy.
6. Web site: Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years . 21 September 2014. Irish Independent. 23 September 2014.
7. Web site: Kerry end Munster U21 football title wait in style with emphatic 16-point win over Cork. The 42. 29 March 2017. 24 July 2023.
8. Web site: No fairytale for Tipperary as Kerry take Munster football crown. Irish Examiner. 3 July 2016. 24 July 2023.
9. Web site: Glory for Dublin as they claim elusive five-in-a-row. Irish Examiner. 14 September 2019. 24 July 2023. John. Fogarty.
10. Web site: Sam Maguire on way back to Kingdom as Kerry squeeze Galway out in final quarter to win All-Ireland SFC. Irish Independent. 24 July 2022. 24 July 2023. Dermot. Crowe.