Con McGrath
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchur Mac Craith | |||||
| Sport | Gaelic football | |||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||
| Born |
1924 Clifden, County Galway, Ireland | |||||
| Died |
9 August 2008 (aged 84) Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||
| Occupation | Garda Síochána | |||||
| Club(s) | ||||||
| Years | Club | |||||
|
Cork titles | 1 | |||||
| Colleges(s) | ||||||
| Years | College | |||||
| University College Galway | ||||||
| College titles | ||||||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | |||||
| Inter-county(ies) | ||||||
| Years | County | |||||
1943-1946 1947-1952 |
Galway Cork | |||||
| Inter-county titles | ||||||
| Munster titles | 2 | |||||
| All-Irelands | 0 | |||||
| NFL | 1 | |||||
Michael Cornelius McGrath (1924 – 9 August 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for numerous club sides, but most notably St Finbarr's and Garda, and at senior level with the Galway and Cork county teams.
Career
McGrath first made an impression on the
Railway Cup medals in 1948 and 1949. His son, Paul McGrath, won back-to-back All-Ireland titles with Cork in 1989–90.[2]
Personal life and death
Born in
Limerick in 1968. McGrath was later transferred to Cobh and settled in Bishopstown with his wife and six children.[citation needed
]
Con McGrath died on 9 August 2008.[3]
Honours
- University College Galway
- Sigerson Cup: 1949
- Garda
- )
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1949, 1952
- 1951-52
References
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (4 February 2021). "Former Cork captain John O'Keeffe was the heart and soul of Millstreet". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Éamonn (25 September 2020). "The big interview: Cork footballer Paul McGrath on the Double, Micko's invite to Kerry and Morgan's magic". The Echo. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Corneilius (Con) McGRATH". rip.ie. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2021.