Frank Meagher

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Frank Meagher
Personal information
Irish name Prionsias Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Born 1897
Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation Priest
Club(s)
YearsClub
1916-1920
 Tullaroan
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1917-1920
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0

Francis Meagher (born 1897) 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 1917 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1920 championship. During that time, he failed to secure either All-Ireland or Leinster winners' medals.

Meagher enjoyed a brief club career with Tullaroan. However, he failed to win a 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, Willie 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tullaroan GAA on KilkennyCats.com". Kilkenny Cats. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lory Meagher (1899-1973)". Séamus J. King website. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.


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