Frankie Byrne

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Frankie Byrne
Personal information
Irish name	Prionsias Ó Broin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	May 1924 Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Navan Parnells Erin's Hope Clann na nGael Navan O'Mahonys
Club titles
Meath titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1943-1955	Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	2

Frankie Byrne (born May 1924) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward for the Meath senior team.^[1]

Byrne made his senior début during the 1943 championship. He went on to play a key role during a golden age for Meath, and won one All-Ireland medal, three Leinster medals and two National League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

Honours

Navan Parnells

Meath Senior Football Championship (1): 1946

Navan O'Mahonys

Meath Senior Football Championship (1): 1953

Meath

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1949
Leinster Senior Football Championship (3): 1947, 1949, 1951
National Football League (2): 1945-46, 1950-51

References

↑ "Meath greats: Frankie Byrne". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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Meath – 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery 6 P. Dixon 7 C. Hand 8 P. Connell 9 J. Kearney 10 F. Byrne 11 B. Smyth (Capt.) 12 M. McDonnell 13 P. Meegan 14 B. Halpenny 15 P. McDermott Sub used P. Carolan for F. Byrne Trainer P. Tully

Meath – 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery (c) 6 C. Kelly 7 C. Hand 8 D. Taaffe 9 P. Connell 10 F. Byrne 11 M. McDonnell 12 P. Meegan 13 B. Smyth 14 J. Reilly 15 P. McDermott Subs used 16 P. Dixon for C. Hand 7 C. Hand for S. Heery Subs not used 17 P. Carolan 18 B. Ruske 19 L. McGuinness 20 A. Foran Trainer P. Tully

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