Paddy Leahy
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Ó Liathaigh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1892 Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died | May 1966 (aged 73) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Boherlahan-Dualla | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 9 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1916-1927 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Patrick "Paddy" Leahy (1892-1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team.
Leahy made his first appearance for the team during the 1916 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1927 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1][2]
At club level Leahy was a multiple county club championship medalist with Boherlahan-Dualla.
Leahy was the member of a famous hurling dynasty in Tipperary. His older brother Johnny was a two-time All-Ireland-winning captain. His younger brothers, Mick and Tommy, also won All-Ireland medals.
In retirement from hurling Leahy became involved in coaching. He was chairman of the selection committee for eight All-Ireland victories for Tipperary between 1949 and 1965.
References
- ↑ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 28 April 2012.