Advertisement
Shaw: Brendan's star in action for Kerry's minors last summer. Ryan Byrne/INPHO
Corn Uí Mhuirí

Kerry minor Shaw stars as Brendan's book place in Corn Uí Mhuirí decider

Killarney school ran out nine-point winners against St Flannan’s.

St Brendan’s Killarney 2-17

St Flannan’s College Ennis 1-11

HOLDERS ST BRENDAN’S Killarney continued their quest for back-to-back Corn Uí Mhuirí titles as they booked their place in this year’s decider.

Goals from Dara Moynihan and substitute Barry Keane saw them ease to a nine-point win over St Flannan’s in Rathkeale.

With the wind at their backs in the first half, Brendan’s opened up a five-point lead, Flannan’s full-forward Darragh Duggan cancelling out Moynihan’s early goal to leave it 1-9 to 1-5 at the break.

Kerry minor David Shaw, who missed Brendan’s last game while at AFL academy trials in Florida, was in majestic form and kicked six points from midfield.

Four unanswered points in that third quarter effectively settled the game as a contest, and although Flannan’s did cut the gap to six again late on, Keane’s goal put the result beyond any doubt.

St Brendan’s Killarney

1. Robert Osborne (Killarney Legion)

2. Lorcan McMonagle (Dr Crokes)
3. Chris O’Donoghue (Glenflesk)
4. Sean O’Leary (Kilcummin)

5. Niall Donoghue (Firies)
6. Cian Gammell (Killarney Legion)
7. Evan Cosgrave (Firies)

8. Billy Courtney (Dr Crokes)
9. David Shaw (Dr Crokes)

10. Dara Moynihan (Spa)
11. Donnchadh O’Sullivan (Firies)
12. Micheál Devlin (Killarney Legion)

13. Niall McCarthy (Spa)
14. Mark O’Shea (Dr Crokes)
15. Ciaran Flynn (Firies)

St Flannan’s College Ennis

1. Tom O’Brien (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield)

2. Mark Collins (Éire Óg Ennis)
3. Peter Casey (Clondegad)
4. Darragh O’Shea (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield)

5. Ikem Ugwueru (Éire Óg Ennis)
6. Ross Hayes (Crusheen)
7. Colin McNeilis (Clondegad)

8. Tom Hannan (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield)
9. Ian Molloy (Banner)

10. Sean Kennedy (Kilmaley)
11. Gearoid Cahill (Corofin)
12. Cian Donnelly (Clarecastle)

13. Gavin Cooney (Éire Óg Ennis)
14. Darragh Duggan (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield)
15. Eoghan Thynne (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield)

Referee: Mark Maher (Cork)

Hectic weekend – Cork captaincy and coaching Munster schools semi-finalists