Brendan Lowry (born 11 July 1959) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Ferbane and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1981 until 1992. Lowry scored 0–3 to help his team to victory in the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the most recent occasion that Offaly won the Sam Maguire Cup.[1] His brothers Mick and Seán also played in the 1982 All-Ireland SFC winning side.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Mac Labhraí | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
19 July 1959 Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Post office worker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ferbane | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1981–1992 | Offaly | 27 (8–58) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Lowry managed the Westmeath senior team between 1997 and 2000.[2] He received a controversial six-month ban (which was later lifted) after protesting against a tackle on Dessie Dolan in the 2000 O'Byrne Cup final.[3]
His son Shane is a professional golfer, who won the 2009 Irish Open and the 2019 Open Championship at Portrush.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "GAA: Lowry vacates Westmeath post". RTÉ. 29 July 2000.
Lowry has been in the hot seat for the past three years, during a time when Westmeath emerged as competitive challengers in Leinster, aided by the success of their minor and Under-21 teams.
- ^ O'Riordan, Tom (4 March 2000). "Westmeath joy as Lowry ban lifted". Irish Independent.
- ^ "In Focus: How the 'Clara Jug' was forged in white heat of sports dynasty". Irish Independent. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.