Sonny Maher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
10 November 1921 Nodstown, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 February 1999 (aged 77) Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Sonny | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Boherlahan–Dualla | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1943-1952 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
Martin Joseph Maher (10 November 1921 – 11 February 1999) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Boherlahan–Dualla and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Maher's hurling career began as a schoolboy when, in 1934, he was a member of the Ballytarsna team that won the initial rural juvenile title.[1] He later joined the Boherlahan–Dualla club and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1941.[2] Maher continued to line out at club level until 1956, by which time he had also won two Mid Tipperary SHC titles.[3]
Maher never played in the minor or junior grades with Tipperary, but joined the senior team in 1943. After a period away from the team he was recalled and lined out at full-forward when Tipperary won three successive All-Ireland SHC titles from 1949 to 1951.[4] Maher also won three successive Munster SHC medals and three National League titles before his inter-county career ended in 1952.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Maher was born in Nodstown, County Tipperary in November 1921. His uncle, Mikey Maher, won five All-Ireland SHC medals with Tipperary and became the first player to captain a team to three All-Ireland victories. His father, Jack Maher, also won All-Ireland honours in 1898, while his cousin, Michael Maher, played with Holycross-Ballycahill and won five All-Ireland medals with Tipperary between 1958 and 1965.[6]
Maher died after a period of ill health at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin on 11 February 1999, aged 77.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Boherlahan–Dualla
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1949, 1950, 1951
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1949, 1950, 1951
- National Hurling League: 1948-49, 1949-50, 1951-52
References
[edit]- ^ "Sonny Maher". Boherlahan-Dualla website. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Boherlahan – 1941 Senior County Champions". Boherlahan-Dualla website. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Club history". Boherlahan-Dualla GAA website. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Commanding Michael Maher was Tipp's rock". Irish Examiner. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Boherlahan mourns a Tipp hurling legend". The Nationalist. 20 February 1999. Retrieved 23 August 2022.