Larry Kiely Gaelic games player
Larry Kiely (born 1941 in Gortnahoe, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Gortnahoe-Glengoole and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s.Larry Kiely was also a member of the Irish army showjumping team representing his country on many occasions.At one stage he held the world puissance record with Raimondo D'Inzeo of Italy (7 feet 2 inches). He represented Ireland in Individual Showjumping at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.Kiely also served as a peacekeeper with the United Nations in Syria and the Lebanon. His two brothers Eamon and Anthony were also Irish Army officers.He lives on the family holding at Glengoole, Co. Tipperary.