Dermot Kelly (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Ceallaig | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
25 December 1932[1] Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Died |
22 February 2023 (aged 90) Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | The singing bank manager | ||
| Occupation | Bank manager | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| Claughaun | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Limerick titles | 2 | 3 | |
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
1951–1959 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
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Dermot Noel Kelly (25 December 1932 – 22 February 2023) was an Irish hurler. He lined out at club level with Claughaun and also played at inter-county level with Limerick.
Kelly first played hurling as a schoolboy with CBS Sexton Street in the Harty Cup. He later lined out as a dual player with the Claughaun club and won three Limerick SHC medals and two Limerick SFC medals.[2]
Kelly first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick during a two-year stint with the minor team in 1949 and 1950. He immediately progressed on the senior team in 1951. Kelly enjoyed his greatest success with Limerick when he scored 1–12 to beat Clare in the 1955 Munster final.[3] He continued to line out with Limerick until 1959. Kelly also earned selection to the Munster team and won four Railway Cup medals in six seasons.[4]