Éamonn Mongey

Éamonn Mongey, who lived from 1925 until 23 September 2007, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder and as a centre-back at senior level for the Mayo county team. A native of Castlebar, he came from a family steeped in the GAA: his father was president, vice-president and secretary of Castlebar Mitchels on different occasions, and his brother Finn was also county secretary for a period. He won an interprovincial colleges championship in 1942 and at 16 had his first outing for the Mayo senior team, against Roscommon in a Connacht league that replaced the National League while it was suspended during the war. He remained a regular in the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1955 championship, during which time he won two All-Ireland medals and five Connacht medals.