Matt Rea (Gaelic footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Maitiú Ó Riabhaigh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born |
Glenroe, County Limerick, Ireland | 10 April 1873||
Died |
10 November 1942 Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 69)||
Occupation | Civil servant | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Geraldines | |||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1898-1899 | Dublin | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 |
Matthew Rea (10 April 1873 – 10 November 1942) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted two seasons from 1898 until 1899.[1]
Born in Glenroe, County Limerick, Rea was born to David and Mary Rea (née Keating). He was educated locally before moving to Dublin where he worked as a civil servant.
After moving to Dublin, Rea helped establish the Geraldines club in 1896. As well as being a founder-member he also became a regular member of the senior team and won back-to-back county football championship medals in 1898 and 1899.
Rea made his debut on the inter-county scene as a member of the Dublin senior football team during the 1898 championship. As captain of the team he won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1898 and 1899. Rea also won two Leinster medals.
Rea died from
Honours
- Geraldines
- Dublin Senior Football Championship (2): 1898, 1899
- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1898 (c), 1899 (c)
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1898 (c), 1899 (c)
References
- ^ "What clubs have provided the most All-Ireland winning Football captains?". AIB. Retrieved 25 July 2017.