Martin Comerford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Mac Cumascaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
9 November 1978 London, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Nickname | Gorta | ||
| Occupation | Sales representative | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1997-present | O'Loughlin Gaels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 4 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2001–2011 | Kilkenny | 41 (6-64) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NHL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:56, 17 January 2015. | |||
Martin Comerford (born 9 November 1978) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in London, at an early age Comerford went to St. John's Boys' National School in Ballybough Street, Kilkenny. Comerford went on to attend St. Kieran's College but was overlooked for the hurling team. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team. He joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship. Comerford later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won six All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and four National League medals on the field of play. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Comerford is a two-time Leinster medallist with O'Loughlin Gaels. In addition to this he has also won three championship medals, while he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
Comerford's brother, Andy, was a three-time All-Ireland medallist and winning captain with Kilkenny.
Throughout his career Comerford made 41 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 12 May 2011.
In 2001 Comerford won his first championship medal following a 1-17 to 1-6 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan. Not only was it Comerford's first club championship but it was O'Loughlin Gaels' first ever.
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