Séamus Heery

Séamus Heery, known as Séamie, was born in 1927 and died on 5 November 2014. He was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Meath county team. Born in Rathkenny, County Meath, he first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two with the Meath senior team, making his debut in the 1949 championship. He played a key role for Meath and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up once. At club level he was a one-time championship medallist with the divisional side North Meath and also played with Rathkenny. His nephew Mick O'Dowd was also an All-Ireland medallist with Meath, and Heery retired from inter-county football after the 1951 championship.