Willie Meagher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
30 August 1895 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
19 June 1957 (aged 61) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1915-1930 | Tullaroan | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1918-1927 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
William Joseph Meagher (30 August 1895 – 19 June 1957) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Meagher made his first appearance for the team during the 1918 championship and was a regular player for much of the next decade. During that time, he won two Leinster medals. However, an All-Ireland winners' medal eluded him.
Meagher enjoyed a successful club career with Tullaroan, winning four county championship medals.[2]
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 Henry, both played with Kilkenny throughout the 1920s while a third brother, Lory, won 8 Leinster and 3 All-Ireland titles in the 1920s and 30s.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Tullaroan GAA on KilkennyCats.com". Kilkenny Cats. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Lory Meagher (1899-1973)". Séamus J. King website. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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