David Herity Gaelic games player
David Herity (born 12 April 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team from 2008 until 2014.Born in Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Herity first excelled at hurling and Gaelic football during his schooling at Callan CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 and intermediate sides as well as the senior football team. He joined the senior panel during the 2003 league. Herity later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and one National League medal on the field of play.As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Herity won one Railway Cup medals. At club level he has won several championship medals with Dunnamaggin, while he also plays Gaelic football with Kilmoganny.Throughout his career Herity made 13 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 24 November 2014.