Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Beircheart Mac Gib | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-forward | ||
Born | 1 April 1899 Gort, County Galway, Ireland | ||
Died | 14 March 1963 New York City, United States | ||
Nickname | Bernie | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Gort | |||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1923–1925 | Galway | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 1 |
Bernard Gibbs (1899–1963) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Galway senior team. [1]
Gibbs made his first appearance for the team during the 1923 championship and was a regular member of the team until his emigration prior to the start of the 1925 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal. Gibbs was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
Gibbs also enjoyed a brief club career with Gort.
Gibbs played his club hurling with Gort, however, he enjoyed little success during his brief career.
Gibbs first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Galway during their first breakthrough in the 1920s. In 1923 he was a key member of the team as Galway qualified for their first All-Ireland final in thirty-six years. After beating reigning champions Kilkenny at the penultimate stage, Galway now faced Limerick who were bidding for a third All-Ireland title in seven years. A high-scoring game developed, however, at half-time the sides were level. A hat-trick of goals by Leonard McGrath and powerful displays by Mick Gill and Mick Derivan helped Galway to a 7–3 to 4–5 victory. It was a first All-Ireland medal for Gibbs. [2]
Gibbs played in a second successive All-Ireland decider in 1924 with Dublin providing the opposition. Galway played with the wind in the first-half and led by three points at the break. Two goals by Dublin forward Garrett Howard and a great goalkeeping display by Tommy Daly ensured a 5–3 to 2–6 defeat for Galway. [3]
In 1924 Gibbs was honoured when he was chosen on the Ireland hurling team for the Tailteann Games competition.[ citation needed ]
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