Irish teacher and GAA president (1899–1977)
For the lieutenant governor of Missouri, see
Mike Kehoe.
Michael Kehoe (22 June 1899 – 8 January 1977)[1] was the 16th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1949–1952).
Born in Wexford, Kehoe took part in the Easter Rising there. Active in the Irish language movement, Kehoe was co-founder of Coláiste Charman, which taught Irish from the 1930s to the 1970s.[2]
Kehoe was involved in Leinster Council for over 50 years, and was chairman from 1942 to 1944.[3]
The Kehoe Cup, an inter-county hurling competition in Leinster, was named in his honour in 1977.[1]
In 1984, to mark the centenary of the GAA, 50,000 ash trees were planted to commemorate the memories of Kehoe and Patrick Breen.[4]
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