Batt Garvey

Batt Garvey
Personal information
Irish name	Parthalán Ó Gairbhith
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	1921; Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland
Died	12 December 2002 (aged 81); Eccles Street, Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname	Batt
Occupation	Primary school principal
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Dingle; Geraldines
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1945-1950	Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	4
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0

Bartholomew Garvey (1921 – 12 December 2002), known as Batt Garvey, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Dingle and Geraldines and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Garvey first played Gaelic football with Dingle before lining out with the Geraldines club in Dublin. He made his first appearance at inter-county level with Kerry during the 1945 Munster Championship. Garvey won four Munster Championship medals in total, however, the highlight of his brief inter-county career was the 1946 All-Ireland final replay defeat of Roscommon. He also lined out in the 1947 All-Ireland final defeat by Cavan at the Polo Grounds in New York. Garvey also won two Railway Cup medals with Munster, the second as team captain.^[1]^[2]

Personal life and death

Garvey was born in Ventry, County Kerry, but spent his entire adult life in Dublin where he was principal of St. Joseph's Boys' National School in Terenure. He died at the Mater Private Hospital on 12 December 2002.