Peter Prendergast (hurler)

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Peter Prendergast
Personal information
Irish name Peadar de Priondragás
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1924
Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 14 July 1991 (aged 67)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Thomastown
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1947-1952
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Peter Prendergast (1924 - 14 July 1991) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

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Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Prendergast first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team, making his debut in the 1947 championship. Prendergast was a regular member of the team over the next few years. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. [1] [2] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[ citation needed ]

Prendergast also represented the Leinster inter-provincial team, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he won one championship medal with Thomastown.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Team

Thomastown
Kilkenny

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References

  1. "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.