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Biography - C49 Brendan Glynn. |
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Brendan Glynn, the fifth of eight children of Jimmy Glynn was born in
Dunmore in 1932. After primary school in Dunmore and secondary school in St. Mary’s
College, Galway Brendan went to work in the family business until 1962.
In that year he started a wholesale confectionary business, supplying
shops all over the West of Ireland. |
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was a noted footballer in his youth, playing Gaelic football for Dunmore
McHales. He won three county championships with that club, the first of
these in 1953. Brendan played in goal and was brought into the senior
county team in that position in 1954.
Unfortunately, Brendan’s years with the county team were years when
Galway did not have much success at a national level. |
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1954, having won the provincial championship, Galway lost to Kerry in
the All-Ireland semi-final. In 1955, Brendan was on the county junior
team which won the Connaught junior championship. He was back on the
senior team in 1958 but that year Galway lost to Dublin in the All
Ireland semi-final. He played in the junior All Ireland also, in 1958
and lost to Dublin once more. He was a substitute on the 1959 senior
team which lost to Kerry in the All Ireland semi-final. 1961 was
Brendan’s last year on the Galway team when Galway lost the Connaught
final to Mayo by a solitary point. This was the famous match during
which the crossbar broke in two.After
retiring from football, Brendan played tennis and squash for Connaught.
He is now retired and plays golf whenever he can – naturally to a high
standard. |
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1962 Brendan married Dympna Connolly from Cummer, near Tuam, where her
family had a shop and farm. Dympna was educated in the Dominican
Convent, Taylor’s Hill, Galway. After
doing a commercial course, Dympna at first worked at home and later for
many years with the Galway Printing Company. Bridge is her hobby twice a
week. |
| Brendan
and Dympna have three children, Seamus, born in 1963, Marian born in
1966 and Ronan, born in 1971. They have six grandchildren and live in
Galway. |
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