Tommy McCarthy (hurler)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2013) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Mac Cárthaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
10 August 1905 Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Died |
June 1968 (aged 62) New York City, United States | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Kilfinane Fedamore | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1927-1938 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 4 | ||
Thomas "Tommy" Patrick McCarthy (August 1905 – June 1968) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Limerick senior team.[1]
McCarthy was born on 10 August 1905 in Kilfinane, County Limerick, to Thomas McCarthy and Nora Fitzgerald.[2]His great uncle was Irish Nationalist James Gubbins Fitzgerald.
McCarthy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Limerick senior team. He made his debut in the 1927-28 Thomond Feis. McCarthy went on to play a key part for Limerick during a golden age for the team, and won two All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and four National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
McCarthy represented the Munster inter-provincial team at various times during his career, winning three Railway Cup medals. At club level he won fifteen championship medals with Ahane.
References
- ^ Fitzgerald, Áine (24 August 2011). "President of the GAA to unveil plaque in honour of Limerick hurling legend". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Ardpatrick/Mortlestown/621411/