Tom Scully (football manager)
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||
| Died | 7 April 2020 St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland | ||||
| Nickname | Fr Tom[1] | ||||
| Occupation | Priest, schoolteacher | ||||
| Inter-county management | |||||
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Thomas Scully OMI (c. May 1930 – 7 April 2020) was a Gaelic football manager, priest and schoolteacher. He managed the Offaly county team, where he was pivotal in establishing them as a rising side in the sport.[1][2]
Biography
Scully was a native of Aharney in Tullamore.[3][4] He had two brothers and six sisters: Ned, Michael, Nance (Hanlon), Mary (Garry), Rose (Cleary), Margaret (Henry), Lily (MacDonald) and Emily (Hanlon). All bar Emily predeceased him.[4] He studied philosophy at UCD[5] and theology at the Oblates Scholasticate in Piltown County Kilkenny.
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Later life
By 2018, Scully's eyesight had deteriorated.[1][6] Based in later life in the House of Retreat in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore, Scully heard confessions and ministered to the sick.[6] He died in Dublin of COVID-19 on the morning of 7 April.[1][3][8] He was one month short of his 90th birthday.[1][6] His death occurred at St James's Hospital.[2] He had been in hospital for less than a week and had spoken over the phone during those final days.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rouse, Paul (13 April 2020). "Belief central to Fr Tom Scully's sermon to the Faithful". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
It's May 1988... He has been in England for nearly two decades now...
- ^ a b c "Death of former Offaly football manager". Hogan Stand. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b Nolan, Pat (7 April 2020). "Former Offaly football manager Fr Tom Scully dies after contracting coronavirus". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Thomas 'Tom' Scully". RIP.ie. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Fr. Thomas Scully – A biography Oblate Official Website, www.oblates.ie
- ^ a b c d e f Nolan, Pat (9 April 2020). "A tribute to legendary former Offaly football manager Father Tom Scully". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Irish Day Centre For The Old". RTÉ Libraries and Archives. 25 May 1988. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (8 April 2020). "Offaly GAA pay tribute after passing of coach who guided them to All-Ireland football final". The42.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2020.