Henry Joseph Meagher (6 October 1902 – October 1982) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
6 October 1902 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
October 1982 (aged 80) United States | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1922-1928 | Tullaroan | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1926-1927 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Meagher made his first appearance for the team during the 1926 championship and was a regular player for just two championship seasons. During that time, he won two Leinster winner's medals.[citation needed]
At club level, Meagher enjoyed a successful career with Tullaroan. However, he also lined out with arch-rivals Mooncoin, winning one county club championship winners' medal.[2] He also won a Railway Cup winners' medal as a member of the inaugural Leinster inter-provincial team.[citation needed]
Meagher was a member of an extended Gaelic games dynasty. His father, Henry J. Meagher, was said to have attended the inaugural meeting of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884. His brothers, Frank and Willie, both played with Kilkenny throughout the 1920s while a third brother, Lory, won 8 Leinster and 3 All-Ireland titles in the 1920s and 30s.[3]
References
edit- ^ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Tullaroan GAA on KilkennyCats.com". Kilkenny Cats. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Lory Meagher (1899-1973)". Séamus J. King website. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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