Mikey Maher
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| Mikey Maher | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | |
| Full name | Michael Maher | |
| Place of birth | Tubberadora , County Tipperary | |
| Nickname(s) | Big Mikey | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Tubberadora | |
| Position | Centre forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Tipperary | |
| Position | Centre forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Tipperary | 1890s | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 5 | |
| All-Ireland | 5 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Mikey Maher (1880-1947) was a famous Irish sportsperson who played hurling with Tubberadora and Tipperary in the 1890s. He is one of only three players to captain a team to three All-Ireland successes.
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[edit] Early life
Mikey Maher was born in Tubberadora, County Tipperary in 1870. He grew up on the family farm and was the second eldest in a family of four boys, all of whom had a great interest in the game of hurling. Maher’s older brother, Jack, won two All-Ireland medals in the 1890s. Two of Maher’s nephews, Sonny Maher and Michael Maher, won All-Ireland medals with Tipperary in the 1950s and 1960s.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Maher played his club hurling with the Tubberadora club near Boherlahen. He won county championship titles with the club in 1895, 1896 and 1898.
[edit] Inter-county
Maher first played hurling for Tipperary in 1895 when his club, Tubberadora, represented the county in the Munster Championship. That year he won his first Munster title following a huge victory over Limerick. Maher later captained Tipp to an All-Ireland victory over Kilkenny. In 1896 Maher was captain again when he won his second provincial medal. This was later converted into a second All-Ireland medal following an emphatic victory over Dublin.
Two years later in 1898 Maher won a third Munster Championship title. In the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny, Maher scored three goals in the second-half to clinch his third All-Ireland medal. In doing so he became the first player to captain a team to three All-Ireland victories. This record was later equalled by Dick 'Drug' Walsh of Kilkenny and Christy Ring of Cork. A fourth Munster title was claimed by Maher in 1899, before he later won his fourth All-Ireland medal following another huge victory over Wexford. In 1900 Tipp completed the three in-a-row with Maher winning his fifth Munster and All-Ireland medals in the process.
[edit] Retirement
Maher retired from hurling shortly after he won his fifth All-Ireland medal. In 1918 he moved to a farm in Galbally, County Limerick where he spent the rest of his life.
Mikey Maher died in 1947.
| Preceded by Stephen Hayes (Cork) |
All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain 1895 |
Succeeded by retained |
| Preceded by incumbent |
All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain 1896 |
Succeeded by Denis Grimes (Limerick) |
| Preceded by Denis Grimes (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain 1898 |
Succeeded by Tom Condon (Tipperary) |
[edit] References
- Brendan Fullam, Captains of the Ash, (Wolfhound Press, 2004).
