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Former Kerry football manager Mick O

Iarbhainisteoir peile Chiarraí Mick O'Dwyer tar éis bháis.

Former Kerry football team manager Mick O’Dwyer has died at the age of forty- eight.

Tá iarbhainisteoir fhoireann peile Chiarraí Mick O’Dwyer tar éis bháis in aois a ocht mbliana agus ceithre scór.

‘Micko’ was one of Ireland’s greatest sporting figures and won many medals, championships, trophies and awards as a player and manager throughout his life.

Duine de mhórphearsana spóirt na hÉireann ab ea ‘Micko’ agus is iomaí bonn, craobh, corn agus gradam nach iad a bhuaigh sé mar imreoir agus mar bhainisteoir i gcaitheamh a shaoil.

He won four All-Ireland championships as a player and eight championships as a pioneering manager of that famous elite team that Kerry had in the seventies and eighties.

Ceithre chraobh Uile- Éireann a bhuaigh sé mar imreoir agus ocht gcraobh mar bhainisteoir ceannródaíoch ar an scothfhoireann cháiliúil úd a bhí ag Ciarraí sna seachtóidí agus sna hochtóidí.

The Kerry team at that time, led by the Waterford man, were often in footy duels with the great Dublin team led by Kevin Heffernan, games that are deeply engraved and carved in stone for the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Ba mhinic na Ciarraígh an uair úd, faoi stiúir fhear an Choireáin, i ndeabhaidh chosbháire le sárfhoireann Bhaile Átha Cliath a raibh Kevin Heffernan ina ceannas, cluichí atá greanta go domhain agus go snoite i gcloch oiris Chumann Lúthchleas Gael.

Not counting the All-Ireland Championship, Mick O’Dwyer won the Munster Championship 23 times and the National League eleven times as both a player and manager.

Gan Craobh na hÉireann a bhac, bhuaigh Mick O’Dwyer Craobh na Mumhan 23 uair agus an tSraith Náisúnta aon uair déag mar imreoir agus mar bhainisteoir araon.

Although he was a staunch Kerryman, his talent was sought after in other counties as well and he was lured by teams that were not performing well – namely, Kildare, Laois, Wicklow and Clare – in the hope that he would turn the malt into ale, even though he was a man who had always abstained from intoxicating drink.

Cé gur Ciarraíoch dílis go smior a bhí ann, bhí tóir ar a ardchumas i gcontaetha eile leis agus mealladh é ag foirne nach raibh ag cruthú go maith – mar atá, Cill Dara, Laois, Cill Mhantáin agus an Clár – le súil go ndéanfadh sé leann den bhraich, siúd is go mb’fhear é a staon riamh ón deoch mheisciúil.

In fact, Kildare won the Leinster Championship in 1998 and 2000 under the guidance of Mick O’Dwyer and that team reached the All-Ireland final in 1998, when they were beaten by Galway by four goals.

Go deimhin, bhain Cill Dara Craobh Laighean i 1998 agus in 2000 faoi lámh stiúrtha Mick O’Dwyer agus chuaigh an fhoireann sin chomh fada le cluiche ceannais Chraobh na hÉireann i 1998, tráth a fuair Gaillimh an ceann is fearr orthu le ceithre chúilín.

Mick O’Dwyer made his living as an innkeeper and undertaker in Waterville.

Is mar óstóir agus adhlacóir sa Choireán a shaothraigh Mick O’Dwyer a bheatha.

His first wife Mary Carmel died in 2012 and he married Geraldine Shields in 2023.

Bhásaigh a chéad bhean chéile Mary Carmel in 2012 agus phós sé Geraldine Shields in 2023.

He is survived by his sons John, Robbie and Karl.

Maireann a chlann mhac John, Robbie agus Karl.

He was predeceased by another son, Michael.

Bhásaigh roimhe mac eile, Michael.

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