Martin Power (hurler)

Martin Power
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín de Paor
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1899
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation Army officer
Club(s)
Years Club
Army Metro
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1926-1934 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1

Martin Power (born 1899) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior.

Born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Power first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-six when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team.[1] He made his senior debut during the 1926 championship. Power immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[2][3]

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a umber of occasions, Power won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he played with Army Metro in Dublin.

Power retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1934 championship.

Honours

Team

Kilkenny

References

  1. "Memories of the Thirties". John Lockes GAA website. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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