Batt Garvey

Bartholomew Garvey (1921 – 12 December 2002), known as Batt Garvey, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Dingle and Geraldines and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Batt Garvey
Personal information
Irish name Parthalán Ó Gairbhith
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1921
Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 12 December 2002 (aged 81)
Eccles Street, Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname Batt
Occupation Primary school principal
Club(s)
Years Club
 Dingle
Geraldines
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1945-1950
 Kerry 29 (6-22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Career

Garvey first played Gaelic football with Dingle before lining out with the Geraldines club in Dublin. He made his first appearance at inter-county level with Kerry during the 1945 Munster Championship. Garvey won four Munster Championship medals in total, however, the highlight of his brief inter-county career was the 1946 All-Ireland final replay defeat of Roscommon. He also lined out in the 1947 All-Ireland final defeat by Cavan at the Polo Grounds in New York. Garvey also won two Railway Cup medals with Munster, the second as team captain.[1][2]

Personal life and death

Garvey was born in Ventry, County Kerry, but spent his entire adult life in Dublin where he was principal of St. Joseph's Boys' National School in Terenure. He died at the Mater Private Hospital on 12 December 2002.

Honours
Kerry
Munster

References
  1. "Kingdom mourns death of a great footballer". Irish Independent. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "In the kingdom of the quiet man". Irish Times. 19 April 1997. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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