Mick Murphy (Cork hurler)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Míchéal Ó Murchú | |||||
| Sport | Hurling | |||||
| Position | Left corner-back | |||||
| Born |
30 March 1894 | |||||
| Died |
20 September 1968 (aged 74) South Infirmary, Cork, Ireland | |||||
| Occupation | Foreman carpenter | |||||
| Club(s) | ||||||
| Years | Club | |||||
|
Cork titles | 4 | |||||
| Inter-county(ies) | ||||||
| Years | County | |||||
1919-1927 1928 |
Cork Dublin | |||||
| Inter-county titles | ||||||
| Munster titles | 4 | |||||
| Leinster titles | 1 | |||||
| All-Irelands | 2 | |||||
| NHL | 1 | |||||
Michael Murphy (30 March 1894 – 20 September 1968) was an Irish sportsman and revolutionary figure. He is best known as a hurler who played in a variety of positions for the Cork and Dublin senior teams.[1]
Biography
Born in
Easter Sunday 1916 in anticipation of a country-wide uprising. He later became one of the leading figures in the War of Independence and served as Commandant and O/C of the Cork No. 1 Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. Murphy was an opponent of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
.
Apart from his Volunteer activities, Murphy was well-known as a hurler. He began his club career with
Faughs and was selected for the Dublin senior team that won the Leinster Championship
but was later beaten by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 20 September 1968, Murphy died from
colon cancer
aged 74.
Honours
- Blackrock
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1919, 1926
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927
- 1925-26
- Dublin
References
- ^ "Striking tribute to late Mr. Michael Murphy". Cork Examiner. 23 September 1968. Retrieved 14 November 2018.