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'''Donal Keenan''' (1919-1990) was the twenty fourth [[List of Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association|president]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]].
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'''Daniel Patrick Keenan''' (10 March 1919 &ndash; 19 September 1990) was an Irish [[Gaelic games]] administrator, [[Gaelic football]] coach, selector and former player. He was the [[president of the Gaelic Athletic Association]] from 1973 until 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://larnapairce.ie/presidents-of-the-gaa-donal-keenan/|title=Presidents of the GAA: Donal Keenan|publisher=Lár na Páirce website|date=23 September 2014|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref>


Born in [[Elphin, County Roscommon]], Keenan was introduced to Gaelic football in his youth. At club level he first lined out as a minor with [[Elphin GAA|Elphin]]. In a distinguished career spanning three decades, Keenan won two [[Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medals with Elphin, having earlier won a [[Dublin Senior Football Championship|championship]] medal with [[UCD GAA|University College Dublin]].
Born in [[Elphin]], [[County Roscommon]], he won two county senior football medals with the local GAA club.
and also a [[Dublin Senior Football Championship]] medal with U.C.D. in 1943


Keenan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Roscommon junior team. An [[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] medallist in this grade, Keenan later made his senior football debut. He went on to play a key role for Roscommon during a hugely successful era, and won two [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] medals and four [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht]] medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/footballing-great-who-inspired-roscommon-and-led-them-to-two-all-ireland-titles-1.1292105|title=Footballing great who inspired Roscommon and led them to two All-Ireland titles|publisher=Irish Times|date=27 January 2007|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref>
He won an [[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]] medal in 1940 and two [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] medals in 1943 and 1944.


As a member of the [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]] inter-provincial team on six consecutive occasions, Keenan never won a [[Railway Cup]] medal. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the [[1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1951 championship]].
He acted as coach and selector for the Roscommon county senior teams for almost two decades.


In retirement from playing Keenan became involved in team management and coaching. He served on the management team of the Roscommon seniors for almost two decades, winning two Connacht titles.
Administratively, he served as chairman of the Connacht Council from 1970 to 1973 before becoming President of the GAA in 1973.


In Gaelic games administration Keenan served as Roscommon County Board chairman for a period from 1958 and was chairman of the Connacht Council from 1970 until his election as the 24th president of the GAA in 1973.

==Honours==

;Elphin
*[[Roscommon Senior Football Championship]] (2): 1950, 1951

;University College Dublin
*[[Sigerson Cup]] (1): 1945, 1946
*[[Dublin Senior Football Championship]] (1): 1945 (c)

;Roscommon
*[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (2): [[1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1943]], [[1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1944]]
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]] (4): [[1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1943]], [[1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1944]], [[1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1946]], [[1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1947]]
*[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]] (1): 1940
*[[Connacht Junior Football Championship]] (1): 1940


==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 16 June 2023

Donal Keenan
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Cianáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 10 March 1919
Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died 19 September 1990 (aged 71)
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Medical doctor
Club(s)
Years Club
 Elphin
Club titles
Roscommon titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
1940-1947
 University College Dublin
College titles
Sigerson titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1939-1951
 Roscommon
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0

Daniel Patrick Keenan (10 March 1919 – 19 September 1990) was an Irish Gaelic games administrator, Gaelic football coach, selector and former player. He was the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1973 until 1976.[1]

Born in Elphin, County Roscommon, Keenan was introduced to Gaelic football in his youth. At club level he first lined out as a minor with Elphin. In a distinguished career spanning three decades, Keenan won two championship medals with Elphin, having earlier won a championship medal with University College Dublin.

Keenan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Roscommon junior team. An All-Ireland medallist in this grade, Keenan later made his senior football debut. He went on to play a key role for Roscommon during a hugely successful era, and won two All-Ireland medals and four Connacht medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[2]

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team on six consecutive occasions, Keenan never won a Railway Cup medal. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1951 championship.

In retirement from playing Keenan became involved in team management and coaching. He served on the management team of the Roscommon seniors for almost two decades, winning two Connacht titles.

In Gaelic games administration Keenan served as Roscommon County Board chairman for a period from 1958 and was chairman of the Connacht Council from 1970 until his election as the 24th president of the GAA in 1973.

Honours

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Elphin
University College Dublin
Roscommon

References

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  1. ^ "Presidents of the GAA: Donal Keenan". Lár na Páirce website. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Footballing great who inspired Roscommon and led them to two All-Ireland titles". Irish Times. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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