Brendan Maher (Roscrea hurler)

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Brendan Maher
Personal information
Irish name Breandán Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1949
Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Roscrea
Club titles
Tipperary titles 6
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1977
Tipperary 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:36, 30 August 2014.

Brendan Maher (born 1949) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

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Born in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Maher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 1977 championship. Maher went on to enjoy a brief career with Tipperary.

At club level Maher is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Roscrea. In addition to this he also won two Munster medals and six championship medals.

Honours

Player

Roscrea

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980

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References

  1. "Brendan Maher". Tipp GAA Archives. Retrieved 30 August 2014.