Oliver Freaney, born in 1929 and died on 27 September 1991 while holidaying in Donegal, was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. He was Ireland's top-scoring forward in 1955 and 1959 and scored a goal in the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. His total of 311 points makes him Dublin's seventh all-time highest scorer in league and championship, and he made 90 appearances for his county in league and championship. Alongside Kevin Heffernan he pioneered a more scientific approach to Dublin football, which did not work too well when they met Kerry, and he won 13 Dublin Senior Football Championships with St Vincent's. He owned one of the country's biggest accountancy companies and married Kathleen Mullen from Portnablagh, County Donegal.
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was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team
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was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team
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He scored a goal in the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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