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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner-Back | ||
| Born | Sneem,County Kerry | ||
| Clubs | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Sneem Round Towers Castlegregory GAA | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 (with South Kerry) | ||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996–2001 | Kerry | 13 championship (0-02) – 28 League (0-2) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 (1 Nomination) | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10/3/08. | |||
Killian Burns was aGaelic football player fromSneem, County Kerry.[1] He played Corner back forKerry when they won the 1997 & 2000All-Ireland Senior Football Championships. He made his debut againstLaois in February, 1996. He won his firstMunster Senior Football Championship final for Kerry in 1996 beatingCork 0-14 to 0-11. Killian scored the last point of the game. He won anAll-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships in 1995 & 1996 beatingMayo andCavan. He also won aHogan Cup in 1992 withSt. Brendan's College at corner back, scoring the last point in the final. He won a National League Division 1 title at corner back beating Cork in the final 3-8 to 1-7 in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. He won a Munster Junior Championship in 2003 with Kerry at centre back. Killian played full back for the South Kerry seniors that won the Kerry County Championship in 2004 and 2005 before moving to Dublin sideRound Towers. He currently is playing football withCastlegregory, West Kerry where he currently resides.
Killian was part of the Football Review Committee set up byLiam O'Neill in 2012 to review Gaelic football. The committee was chaired byEugene McGee.[2]
Killian works as a marketing consultant specialising in sport and consumer communications.