Christopher "Christy" Forde (21 December 1903 – 20 November 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Criostóir Mac Giollarnáth | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
21 December 1903 Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
20 November 1959 (aged 55) St. Kevin's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lorrha–Dorrha | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1933-1940 1937 |
Dublin Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Forde made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1][2]
At club level Forde began his career with Lorrha–Dorrha before later playing club hurling in Dublin.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "County profile: Dublin". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2012.