P. D. Mehigan
Patrick D. Mehigan (17 March 1884 – 4 December 1965) was an Irish sportsperson and journalist. Mehigan was born in Ardfield, County Cork to Denis and Margaret (Peg, née Donovan).[1]
He played hurling with Robert Emmets GAA and with the London senior inter-county team in the early 1900s.
Mehigan later served as the leading
Cork Examiner under the pseudonym Carbery.[2] Mehigan was the correspondent for a match between Cork and Tipperary that was one of the first matches to be broadcast over radio that helped generate increased publicity for hurling as a sport.[2] He was one of the most widely read sports correspondents of his era.[3]
Mehigan also wrote for The Irish Times under the byline Pat O.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mehigan, Patrick Denis ('Carbery') | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7524-9934-5.
- ISBN 978-1-4039-8163-9.
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