Eoin Farrell
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Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin Ó Fearail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
November 1982 Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland | ||
| Died |
3 July 2022 (aged 39) Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Eoinie | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Maryland | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Westmeath titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2000–2006 | Athlone Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Westmeath | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Eoin Farrell (Irish: Eoin Ó Fearail; November 1982 – 3 July 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector. At club level he played with Maryland and was also a member of the Westmeath senior football team. Farrell usually lined out as a goalkeeper.
Farrell first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Maryland club. He also lined out as a schoolboy with the Marist College in Athlone and was a goalkeeper on the team that lost the 1999 Leinster colleges final to Good Counsel College.[1] Farrell first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Westmeath minor football team that beat Dublin to win the 1999 Leinster MFC title.[2] He later lined out at under-21 and senior levels and also played with Athlone Institute of Technology in the Sigerson Cup.[3] Farrell won a Westmeath IFC title with Maryland in 2008.[4] He later served as a selector with the Westmeath minor football team.