Christy Forde

Christopher "Christy" Forde (21 December 1903 - 20 November 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams.

Christy Forde
Personal information
Irish name Criostóir Mac Giollarnáth
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1903-12-21)21 December 1903
Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 20 November 1959(1959-11-20) (aged 55)
St. Kevin's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Army officer
Club(s)
Years Club
Lorrha-Dorrha
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1933-1940
1937
Dublin
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1

Forde made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1][2]

At club level Forde began his career with Lorrha-Dorrha before later playing club hurling in Dublin.

References

  1. "County profile: Dublin". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. "Leinster Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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