Pat Maher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
13 September 1872 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Died | 8 December 1933 (aged 61) Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Fox | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Tullaroan Johnstown |
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| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1893-1905 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Patrick "Fox" Maher (13 September 1872 - 8 December 1933) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Maher first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his senior debut during the 1893 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time Maher won one All-Ireland medal and eight Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Maher was a six-time championship medallist with Tullaroan and Johnstown.
Maher retired from inter-county hurling during the 1905 championship.
In 1895 Maher was in goal as Tullaroan faced Threecastles in the senior championship decider. A narrow 1-4 to 1-2 victory gave him his first championship medal.
After missing Tullaroan's next championship triumph, Maher was back as goalkeeper when Tullaroan contested the 1899 final. Young Irelands provided the opposition, however, Maher collected a second championship medal following a 3-6 to 1-5 victory.
Tullaroan failed to retain the title the following year, however, in 1901 the team were back in the county decider once again. A high-scoring 5-10 to 3-7 defeat of Threecastles gave Maher a third championship medal.
Maher was appointed captain of the team in 1902, as Tullaroan reached yet another final. Mooncoin provided little opposition as Tullaroan powered to a 3-16 to 0-1 victory. It was Walsh's fourth championship medal.
Three-in-a-row proved beyond Tullaroan, however, they qualified for a third final in four seasons in 1904. Once again the game turned into a mismatch, as a 6-14 to 1-6 defeat of Piltown gave Maher a fifth championship medal.
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