Jim Kennelly

As a young man for Millstreet Gaelic Football he did play The Parish Priest of Boherbue in Duhallow today The classy half forward of the seventies for a decade or more By those who watched him play is remembered for his many a memorable score Jim Kennelly as a young man was quick on his feet One of the all time great forwards in the green of Millstreet So skilful and sporting and in a class of his own In Cork Gaelic Football circles he remains widely known For many years Millstreet in Gaelic Football were Duhallow's best Of the Gaelic Footballs Clubs in North Cork well ahead of the rest And nowadays their fans can only dwell in memories of the past But then few things in life ever do seem to last. Jim Kennelly was in his prime when Millstreet were great He often gave their fans reason to celebrate Along with his brother the accurate free taker Ted The Millstreet attack by the Kennellys was led As a sportsman and a person one held in high esteem In his prime Jim Kennelly was a Gaelic footballer supreme He left the Millstreet fans of him with many a good memory The very popular Parish Priest today in Boherbue.