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'''Gerald Mulcahy''' (1934 – 9 November 1994) was an Irish [[hurling|hurler]] who played at club level with [[Glen Rovers GAA|Glen Rovers]] and at inter-county level with the [[Cork senior hurling team]]. He usually lined out as a defender.
'''Gerald Mulcahy''' (born 1934) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] retired [[hurling|hurler]] who played as a left corner-back for the [[Cork GAA|Cork]] senior team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/2854 |title=Profile: G Mulcahy |date= |publisher=Hurling Stats website |accessdate=3 July 2015 |first= |last= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705074554/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/2854 |archivedate=5 July 2015 |df= }}</ref>


==Career==
Born in [[Blackpool, Cork|Blackpool]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Mulcahy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the junior side. He made his senior debut during the [[1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1959 championship]].


Mulcahy first came to prominence as a [[hurling|hurler]] with the [[Glen Rovers GAA|Glen Rovers]] club on [[Cork (city)|Cork]]'s northside. He was only 16-years-old when he won a [[Cork Junior A Hurling Championship|Cork JHC]] title in 1950. He later won a [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|Cork SHC]] title with the [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|senior team]] in 1959, having already won a [[Cork Senior Football Championship|Cork SFC]] with sister club [[St. Nicholas' GAA|St. Nicholas']] in 1954. Mulcahy was a [[dual player]] when he first appeared on the inter-county scene at minor level. He was a reserve when Cork won the [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland MHC]] in 1951 before winning a [[Munster Minor Football Championship|Munster MFC]] title in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/7/cork_minor_hurling_teams_1928__1969.pdf|title=Cork minor hurling teams: 1928-1969|publisher=Cork GAA website|date=|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/7/cork_minor_football_teams_1929__1969.pdf|title=Cork minor football teams: 1929-1969|publisher=Cork GAA website|date=|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> Mulcahy won an [[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland JHC]] title in 1955 and was one of seven players who made their [[Cork senior hurling team|senior team]] debut when Cork were beaten by [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]] in the [[1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1959 Munster final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/jh_teams/|title=Junior hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/7/SHC%201950-1959.pdf|title=Cork SHC team; 1950-1959|publisher=Cork GAA website|date=|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
At club level Mulcahy won several [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medals with [[Glen Rovers GAA|Glen Rovers]].


==Personal life and death==
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His son, [[Tomás Mulcahy]], was a three-time [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medallist with Cork.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=71470|title=Talented Tomás Mulcahy|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=5 June 1992|accessdate=3 July 2015|first=|last=}}</ref>


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Mulcahy died suddenly at the [[Mercy University Hospital|Mercy Hospital]] on 9 November 1994. His son, [[Tomás Mulcahy]], [[List of Cork senior hurling team captains|captain]]ed Cork to victory in the [[1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|1990 All-Ireland final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=71470|title=Talented Tomás Mulcahy|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=5 June 1992|accessdate=3 July 2015|first=|last=}}</ref>
Mulcahy's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1959 championship.


==Playing career==
==Honours==
===Inter-county===


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Mulcahy first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 1 July 1951 in a 1-9 to 2-3 Munster quarter-final defeat of [[Clare GAA|Clare]]. He was also at midfield in the semi-final defeat of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]], however, Mulcahy was dropped from the starting fifteen for the [[Munster Minor Hurling Championship|Munster]] decider defeat of [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]]. He was also confined to the substitutes' bench for the [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] final triumph over [[Galway GAA|Galway]].
*[[Cork Senior Football Championship]]: [[1954 Cork Senior Football Championship|1954]]

In 1952 Mulcahy was eligible for the minor grade once again, however, Cork's championship campaign ended with a defeat by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.

Three years later and Mulcahy as at full-back on the Cork junior team. He won a [[Munster Junior Hurling Championship|Munster]] medal that year following a 5-10 to 4-4 defeat of Clare. On 1 October 1955 Cork faced [[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]] in the All-Ireland decider. A huge 6-10 to 0-2 trouncing gave Mulcahy an [[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship]] medal.

After the creation of a completely new junior team the following year, Mulcahy was back in 1957, however, Cork's championship campaign ended with a defeat by Limerick in the provincial decider.

Mulcahy made his senior championship debut on 21 June 1959 in a 4-13 to 1-3 Munster semi-final defeat of Clare. He was retained at left corner-back for the subsequent final, which Cork lost to [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]] by 3-9 to 2-9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/1959-allireland-victory-casts-long-shadow-over-waterford-26302930.html|title=1959 All-Ireland victory casts long shadow over Waterford|date=7 August 2007|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=3 July 2015|first=Vincent|last=Hogan}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Team===


;Glen Rovers
;Glen Rovers
*[[Cork Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): 1959
*[[Cork Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1959]]


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;Cork
*[[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship]] (1): 1955
*[[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship]]: 1955
*[[Munster Junior Hurling Championship]] (1): 1955
*[[Munster Junior Hurling Championship]]: 1955
*[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1951 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1951]] (sub)
*[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]: [[1951 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1951]]
*[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1951 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1951]] (sub)
*[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]]: [[1951 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1951]]
*[[Munster Minor Football Championship]]: [[1952 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship#Munster Minor Football Championship|1952]]


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Latest revision as of 23:22, 4 December 2024

Gerald Mulcahy
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Maolcatha
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1934
Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Died 9 November 1994 (aged 60)
Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland
Occupation County council employee
Club(s)
Years Club
 Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas'
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 1 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1959
 Cork 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Gerald Mulcahy (1934 – 9 November 1994) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a defender.

Career

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Mulcahy first came to prominence as a hurler with the Glen Rovers club on Cork's northside. He was only 16-years-old when he won a Cork JHC title in 1950. He later won a Cork SHC title with the senior team in 1959, having already won a Cork SFC with sister club St. Nicholas' in 1954. Mulcahy was a dual player when he first appeared on the inter-county scene at minor level. He was a reserve when Cork won the All-Ireland MHC in 1951 before winning a Munster MFC title in 1952.[1][2] Mulcahy won an All-Ireland JHC title in 1955 and was one of seven players who made their senior team debut when Cork were beaten by Waterford in the 1959 Munster final.[3][4]

Personal life and death

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Mulcahy died suddenly at the Mercy Hospital on 9 November 1994. His son, Tomás Mulcahy, captained Cork to victory in the 1990 All-Ireland final.[5]

Honours

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St. Nicholas'
Glen Rovers
Cork

References

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  1. ^ "Cork minor hurling teams: 1928-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Cork minor football teams: 1929-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Cork SHC team; 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Talented Tomás Mulcahy". Hogan Stand. 5 June 1992. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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