Henry Meagher

Henry Meagher
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1902
Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 1982
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

Henry Meagher (1902–1982) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]

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.

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.

Meagher was a member of a famous 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, is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.[3]

References

  1. "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. "Tullaroan GAA on KilkennyCats.com". Kilkenny Cats. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. "Lory Meagher (1899-1973)". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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