Tommy Leahy (Tipperary hurler)

Thomas Leahy (16 November 1905 - 17 October 1981) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played for Boherlahan and was the left wing-forward on the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1930 All-Ireland Championship.[1]

Tommy Leahy
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Laocha
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born (1905-11-16)16 November 1905
Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 17 October 1981(1981-10-17) (aged 75)
New Inn, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Boherlahan
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1927-1934
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

A native of Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Leahy played his club hurling with Boherlahan and won four Tipperary Senior Championship medals between 1924 and 1928.

Leahy made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1927 Munster Championship. In the following years he had several successes, including a Munster Championship medal, and an All-Ireland Championship medal. The latter coming when Tipperary defeated Dublin in the final in 1930.

Leahy's brothers, Paddy, Mick and Johnny, were also All-Ireland medal winners.

Honours
Boherlahan
Tipperary
Munster
  • Railway Cup (1): 1931
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References
  1. "Tributes to Tommy Leahy at Board meeting". Nenagh Guardian. 28 November 1981. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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