Brendan Fennelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Ó Fionnalaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1956 Piltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1970s–1990s | Ballyhale Shamrocks | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 8 | ||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1977–1980 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Brendan Fennelly (born 1956 in Piltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling manager and retired player.
A member of the famous Fennelly hurling dynasty, he enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with Kilkenny. He was a forward with the Kilkenny minor, under-21 and senior teams in the 1970s and collected All-Ireland medals at under-age levels. Fennelly was also an All-Ireland medal-winner at club level with Ballyhale.
In retirement from playing Fennelly has become involved in team management at all levels. He served as manager of the Carlow senior inter-county team in the late 1990s while also having spells with the Dunnamaggin, De La Salle and Carrickshock clubs. Fennelly was manager of the Laois senior hurling team from 2010 until 2011.
Fennelly was born in Piltown, County Kilkenny to Kevin Fennelly Snr. and the former Teresa Hoyne in 1956, however, at the age of five the family moved to Ballyhale where his father purchased a farm. It was here that his interest in hurling was developed in the local national school and in the local club. The Fennelly's would go on to become one of the most famous families in Kilkenny hurling history. All seven brothers – Brendan, Michael, Ger, Kevin, Liam, Seán and Dermot – would play for Ballyhale Shamrocks, while many of them would also represent Kilkenny at various levels on the inter-county scene. His nephew, Michael Fennelly, captained Kilkenny to the All-Ireland title in 2009. His daughter, Shauna, is currently studying Nursing in the University of Limerick.
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