Martin Maher
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 10 November 1921
Nodstown,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 11 February 1999(1999-02-11) (aged 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Sonny
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Boherlahan–Dualla
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1943-1952
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 3
NHL 3

Martin Joseph Maher (10 November 1921 - 11 February 1999) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Boherlahan–Dualla and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

Maher's hurling career began as a schoolboy when, in 1934, he was a member of the Ballytarsna team that won the initial rural juvenile title.[1] He later joined the Boherlahan–Dualla club and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1941.[2] Maher continued to line out at club level until 1956, by which time he had also won two Mid Tipperary SHC titles.[3]

Maher never played in the minor or junior grades with Tipperary, but joined the senior team in 1943. After a period away from the team he was recalled and lined out at full-forward when Tipperary won three successive All-Ireland SHC titles from 1949 to 1951.[4] Maher also won three successive Munster SHC medals and three National League titles before his inter-county career ended in 1952.[5]

Personal life

Maher was born in Nodstown, County Tipperary in November 1921. His uncle, Mikey Maher, won five All-Ireland SHC medals with Tipperary and became the first player to captain a team to three All-Ireland victories. His father, Jack Maher, also won All-Ireland honours in 1898, while his cousin, Michael Maher, played with Holycross-Ballycahill and won five All-Ireland medals with Tipperary between 1958 and 1965.[6]

Maher died after a period of ill health at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin on 11 February 1999, aged 77.[7]

Honours

Boherlahan–Dualla
Tipperary

References

  1. ↑ "Sonny Maher". Boherlahan-Dualla website. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Boherlahan – 1941 Senior County Champions". Boherlahan-Dualla website. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Club history". Boherlahan-Dualla GAA website. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Commanding Michael Maher was Tipp's rock". Irish Examiner. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boherlahan mourns a Tipp hurling legend". The Nationalist. 20 February 1999. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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