Tom McGrath (Limerick hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Mac Craith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1891 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Claughaun | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1918-1923 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Thomas "Tom" McGrath (1891 - 31 May 1958) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Limerick senior team.[1]
Born in Limerick, McGrath first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty seven when he first linked up with the Limerick senior team. He made his senior debut in the 1918 championship. McGrath went on to play a key part for Limerick during a golden age for the team, and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level McGrath won five championship medals with Claughaun.
Honours
Team
- Young Irelands
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1926
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1918, 1921
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1918, 1921, 1923
References
- ^ "1918 All-Ireland hurling champions". Finbarr Connolly website. Retrieved 21 April 2014.