Matt Rea (Gaelic footballer)

Matthew Rea, born in Glenroe, County Limerick, on 10 April 1873 and died on 10 November 1942, was an Irish Gaelic footballer whose championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted two seasons from 1898 until 1899. He was educated locally before moving to Dublin, where he worked as a civil servant. After moving to Dublin he helped establish the Geraldines club in 1896 and, as a founder-member and a regular on the senior team, won back-to-back county football championship medals in 1898 and 1899. He made his debut on the inter-county scene with the Dublin senior football team during the 1898 championship and, as captain of the team, won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1898 and 1899.