Ted Downey
Personal information
Irish name Tadhg Ó Dúnaigh
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Forward
Born (1874-02-15)15 February 1874
Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
Died 24 September 1942(1942-09-24) (aged 68)
Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland
Nickname Ted
Occupation Floorwalker
Club(s)
Years Club
 Midleton
Young Irelands
Kickhams
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1892
1897
 Cork
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 2

Timothy Downey (15 February 1874 – 24 September 1942) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for club sides Midleton, Young Irelands and Kickhams and was a member of the Cork and Dublin senior football teams throughout the 1890s.

Career

Born near Midleton, County Cork, Downey showed much promise as a Gaelic footballer in his youth and was selected, at the age of 16, to play for Midleton's first team in the 1890 County Championship.[1] It was a successful campaign which yielded his first winners' medal. Downey subsequently lined out in the 1890 All-Ireland final which saw Cork claim the title after a 2–04 to 0–01 defeat of Wexford.[2] A move to Dublin saw him join up with the Young Irelands and, in 1896, he claimed County Championship honours. Downey claimed a second successive Dublin County Championship title in 1897, however, this time it was with the Kickhams club. He ended the season by winning a second ALl-Ireland medal after Dubin's 2–06 to 0–02 defeat of Cork.

Personal life and death

The son of a national school teacher, Downey moved to Dublin about 1895 where he worked as a floorwalker in Arnotts. He died from heart failure on 24 September 1942 at Dr Steevens' Hospital and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.[3][4] In November 2022, the GAA created a memorial to Downey in the cemetery.[3]

Honours

Midleton
Young Irelands
Kichams
Cork
Dublin

References

  1. ↑ "Cork Representatives". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "The First Double – 1890". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 Harrington, John (18 October 2022). "Memorial to Timothy 'Ted' Downey to be erected in Glasnevin Cemetery". GAA.ie.
  4. ↑ "Famous East Cork Gael Dead". Cast of Gold website. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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