Lory Meagher

Lory Meagher

Lory Meagher (left) prior to the start of the 1931 All-Ireland final.
Personal information
Irish name	Labhraí Ó Meachair
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	25 May 1899 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	1973 (aged 73) Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname	Lory
Occupation	Farmer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Tullaroan
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	5
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1924–1937	Kilkenny	39 (8–46)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	8
All-Irelands	3
NHL	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:59, 1 July 2013.

Lorenzo Ignatius "Lory" Meagher (25 May 1899 – 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Meagher arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his debut in the 1924 championship. Meagher went on to play a key part for more than a decade, and won three All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. An All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions, Meagher also captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1935.

Meagher represented the Leinster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, winning two Railway Cup medals in 1927 and 1933. At club level, he won five championship medals with Tullaroan.

Throughout his career, Meagher made 39 championship appearances for Kilkenny. His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Tipperary in the 1937 championship.

His brothers, Frank, Willie and Henry, all played with distinction with Kilkenny.

Meagher is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including as midfield partner to Jack Lynch on the Hurling Team of the Century in 1984 and the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000.