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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Ó Meachair | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
15 July 1869 Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died |
18 May 1947 Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Nickname | Big Mikey | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Tubberadora | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1895-1904 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 5 |
Michael "Mikey" Maher (15 July 1869 – 18 May 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Maher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-five when he made his senior debut in the 1895 championship. Maher went on to play a key part for Tipperary in what was a hugely successful era, and won five All-Ireland medals and five Munster medals. Maher was the first player to captain a team to All-Ireland success on three occasions.
At club level Maher won three championship medals with Tubberadora.
Maher's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1904 championship.