| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
25 April 1922 Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died | 25 March 2015 (aged 92) | ||
| Nickname | Fr. Tommy | ||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1944-1945 1946-1947 |
Castle Rovers Thomastown | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1945-1946 | Kilkenny | 1 (1-1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:06, 12 August 2014. | |||
Monsignor Thomas Maher (25 April 1922 – 25 March 2015) was an Irish Catholic priest and Irish Hurler who played as left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1][2]
Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Maher first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1945 championship. Maher had a brief inter-county career and won one Leinster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[citation needed]
At club level Maher had a brief career with Castle Rovers and Thomastown.[citation needed]
In retirement from playing Maher became involved in team management and coaching. As trainer and coach of the Kilkenny senior team for over twenty years he guided the team to seven All-Ireland titles, fourteen Leinster titles and three National Hurling League titles. Maher also found much success at club level with Mullinavat and at colleges' level with St. Kieran's College.[3]
- ^ "A giant of his day with a lesson for today". The Irish Catholic. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Kennedy, J. J. (5 December 2012). "Enda McEvoy's biography on Fr Tommy Maher a real hurling man's book". The Nationalist. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (30 June 2012). "The man who changed everything". Irish independent. Retrieved 12 August 2014.