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{{short description|Irish singer, author and hurler}}
'''Martin Codd''' (born [[1929]] in [[Rathnure]], [[County Wexford]]) is a retired [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] sportsperson turned singer and most recently author. He played [[hurling]] with his local club [[Rathnure GAA|Rathnure]] and with the [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] senior inter-county team from 1949 until 1965. Trading the ash for the microphone he toured both Ireland and England in the late sixties and early seventies with his Showband "Martin Codd and the Herdsmen". Two records were cut in the late nineties which included "Cuchulainn's Son" a song written by Tom Williams by way of tribute to [[Nicky Rackard]] and "Bobby" written by Martin himself in memory of his great friend and Nicky's brother Bobby Rackard. 2006 saw the publication of "The Way I saw it. Nicky Rackard leads wexford to Hurling Glory" written by Martin himself which chronicles the path of the wexford Hurling team he was part of in the 1950's.
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| name = Martin Codd
| irish = Máirtín Mac Oda
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| province = Leinster
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| birth_date = 1929
| birth_place =[[Clonroche]], [[County Wexford]], Ireland
| death_date = 2 May 2008
| death_place = Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland
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'''Martin Codd''' (1929 – 2 May 2008) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] singer, author and [[hurling|hurler]] who played as a centre-forward for the [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] senior teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/news/hurling-legend-martin-codd-is-laid-to-rest-in-rathnure-27481309.html|title=Hurling legend Martin Codd is laid to rest in Rathnure|publisher=New Ross Standard|date=7 May 2008|accessdate=7 April 2013|first=|last=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Wexford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=94111|title=The late Martin Codd|publisher=Hogan Stand website|date=2 May 2008|accessdate=7 April 2013|first=|last=}}</ref>


Martin Codd made his first appearance for the team during the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1949|1949 championship]] and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement before the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1965|1965 championship]]. During that time he won one [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal, one [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal and ine [[National Hurling League]] medal. Codd was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
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==Playing career==


At club level Codd was a three-time [[Wexford Senior Hurling Championship|county club championship]] medalist with [[Rathnure GAA|Rathnure]].

Codd's grandson, [[Paul Codd]], was also an All-Ireland medalist with Wexford.

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==Playing career==
===Club===
===Club===


Codd played his club hurling and [[Gaelic football]] with [[Rathnure GAA|Rathnure]] and enjoyed much success in a lengthy career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rathnuregaa.ie/history.php |title=Rathnure St. Anne's club history |publisher=Rathnure St. Anne's GAA website |accessdate=7 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051112/http://www.rathnuregaa.ie/history.php |archivedate=16 December 2012 }}</ref>
Codd played his club [[hurling]] with the famous [[Rathnure]] club in County Wexford and enjoyed much success. He won senior [[Wexford Senior Hurling Championship|county titles]] in [[1950]], [[1955]] and [[1961]].

In 1950 he was a key member of the team as Rathnure reached only their third championship decider ever. A 5-10 to 2-6 defeat of old rivals [[Ferns St Aidan's GAA|St. Aidan's]] gave Codd his first [[Wexford Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medal.

Two years later in 1952 Codd was captain of the Rathnure senior football team. A defeat of [[Gusserane O'Rahilly's GAA|Gusserane O'Rahilly's]] gave him a [[Wexford Senior Football Championship]] medal.

It was 1955 before Rathnure qualified for another hurling championship decider and four-in-a-row hopefuls St. Aidan's provided the opposition once again. A close game developed, however, a 2-9 to 2-5 victory gave Codd a second championship medal.

After a number of years out of the limelight Rathnure reached the county final once again in 1961. Another defeat of St. Aidan's gave Codd, who was captain of the team, a third and final championship medal.

He has a grandson named Bobby Codd


===Inter-county===
===Inter-county===


Codd first came to prominence on the inter-county scene when he joined the Wexford senior team in 1949. His appearances for the team were sporadic as he failed to command a regular place on the starting 15.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Codd first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] senior team in the late 1940s. He made his debut in [[1949]], however, he found it hard to command a regular place on the team. Codd’s first major success came in [[1956]] when he won his only [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] title following a victory over great rivals [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]. Wexford later faced [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in one of the most famous All-Ireland finals of all-time. On that occasion Wexford were hoping to capture a second consecutive All-Ireland title while Cork’s [[Christy Ring]] was attempting to win his ninth All-Ireland medal. Both sides were on level pegging for much of the game, however, a famous save by Wexford’s [[Art Foley]] denied Ring a goal. The sliothar was moved quickly up the field where [[Nicky Rackard]] captured the winning goal for Wexford. The game ended on a score line of 2-14 to 2-8 and Codd had captured a coveted [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal.

After playing no part in the successful provincial campaign in 1956, Codd was later named at centre-forward as Wexford advanced to an All-Ireland final meeting with [[Cork GAA|Cork]]. The game has gone down in history as one of the all-time classics as [[Christy Ring]] was bidding for a record ninth All-Ireland medal. The game turned on one important incident as the Wexford goalkeeper, [[Art Foley]], made a miraculous save from a Ring shot and cleared the sliotar up the field to set up another attack. [[Nicky Rackard]] scored a crucial goal with two minutes to go giving Wexford a 2-14 to 2-8 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/sport/wexford-hurling/wexford-hurling-in-the-19/all-ireland-win-1956/|title=All-Ireland Win 1956|publisher=Ask About Ireland website|date=|accessdate=4 April 2013|first=|last=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/onefineday.html|title=One fine day - When Wexford went to Croker|publisher=RTÉ Radio 1 website|date=|accessdate=4 April 2013|first=|last=}}</ref> The victory also gave Codd an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Two year later in 1958 Codd added a [[National Hurling League]] medal to his collection following a 5-7 to 4-8 defeat of [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

After a prolonged absence from the team Codd was back at full-forward in 1965. He won his first [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal on the field of play that year following a narrow 2-11 to 3-7 defeat of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]. The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] aiming to capture a remarkable fourth championship in five years. Wexford were completely outclassed courtesy of two unorthodox hand-passed goals by [[Seán McLoughlin (hurler)|Seán McLoughlin]] and seven unanswered points in the last quarter. The 2-16 to 0-10 defeat brought the curtain down on Codd's inter-county career.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==Post-playing career==

When his playing days ended Codd turned to music and toured with the popular Herdsmen showband. The band played professionally on the roads from 1969 taking in some seven years when they played at all the leading venues throughout Ireland and Britain. Codd also had a large musical following at Fleadh Cheoil competitions throughout the country, resulting in the making of several CDs in the late nineties. During his professional playing career, one of Codd's and the band's biggest hits 'Whisper Your Mother's Name' was in the Irish charts for some time, while in later years he recorded 'Cuchulainn's Son'.'

2006 saw the publication of "The Way I Saw It: Nicky Rackard leads Wexford to Hurling Glory", written by Codd himself, which chronicles the path of the Wexford hurling team he was part.

==Honours==
===Team===
;Rathnure
*[[Wexford Senior Club Hurling Championship]] (3): 1950, 1955, 1961 (c)
*[[Wexford Senior Club Football Championship]] (1): 1952 (c)


;Wexford
Codd continued to line out with Wexford until [[1965]].
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1956|1956]]
*[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1965#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|1965]]
*[[National Hurling League]] (1): [[National Hurling League 1957-58|1957-58]]


==Teams==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 4 December 2024

Martin Codd
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Mac Oda
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1929
Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland
Died 2 May 2008
Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Rathnure
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Wexford titles 1 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1949–1965
 Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 65
All-Irelands 56
NHL 58

Martin Codd (1929 – 2 May 2008) was an Irish singer, author and hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Wexford senior teams.[1][2]

Martin Codd made his first appearance for the team during the 1949 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement before the 1965 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and ine National Hurling League medal. Codd was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Codd was a three-time county club championship medalist with Rathnure.

Codd's grandson, Paul Codd, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Wexford.

Playing career

[edit]

Club

[edit]

Codd played his club hurling and Gaelic football with Rathnure and enjoyed much success in a lengthy career.[3]

In 1950 he was a key member of the team as Rathnure reached only their third championship decider ever. A 5-10 to 2-6 defeat of old rivals St. Aidan's gave Codd his first championship medal.

Two years later in 1952 Codd was captain of the Rathnure senior football team. A defeat of Gusserane O'Rahilly's gave him a Wexford Senior Football Championship medal.

It was 1955 before Rathnure qualified for another hurling championship decider and four-in-a-row hopefuls St. Aidan's provided the opposition once again. A close game developed, however, a 2-9 to 2-5 victory gave Codd a second championship medal.

After a number of years out of the limelight Rathnure reached the county final once again in 1961. Another defeat of St. Aidan's gave Codd, who was captain of the team, a third and final championship medal.

He has a grandson named Bobby Codd

Inter-county

[edit]

Codd first came to prominence on the inter-county scene when he joined the Wexford senior team in 1949. His appearances for the team were sporadic as he failed to command a regular place on the starting 15.[citation needed]

After playing no part in the successful provincial campaign in 1956, Codd was later named at centre-forward as Wexford advanced to an All-Ireland final meeting with Cork. The game has gone down in history as one of the all-time classics as Christy Ring was bidding for a record ninth All-Ireland medal. The game turned on one important incident as the Wexford goalkeeper, Art Foley, made a miraculous save from a Ring shot and cleared the sliotar up the field to set up another attack. Nicky Rackard scored a crucial goal with two minutes to go giving Wexford a 2-14 to 2-8 victory.[4][5] The victory also gave Codd an All-Ireland medal.[citation needed]

Two year later in 1958 Codd added a National Hurling League medal to his collection following a 5-7 to 4-8 defeat of Limerick.[citation needed]

After a prolonged absence from the team Codd was back at full-forward in 1965. He won his first Leinster medal on the field of play that year following a narrow 2-11 to 3-7 defeat of Kilkenny. The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw Tipperary aiming to capture a remarkable fourth championship in five years. Wexford were completely outclassed courtesy of two unorthodox hand-passed goals by Seán McLoughlin and seven unanswered points in the last quarter. The 2-16 to 0-10 defeat brought the curtain down on Codd's inter-county career.[citation needed]

Post-playing career

[edit]

When his playing days ended Codd turned to music and toured with the popular Herdsmen showband. The band played professionally on the roads from 1969 taking in some seven years when they played at all the leading venues throughout Ireland and Britain. Codd also had a large musical following at Fleadh Cheoil competitions throughout the country, resulting in the making of several CDs in the late nineties. During his professional playing career, one of Codd's and the band's biggest hits 'Whisper Your Mother's Name' was in the Irish charts for some time, while in later years he recorded 'Cuchulainn's Son'.'

2006 saw the publication of "The Way I Saw It: Nicky Rackard leads Wexford to Hurling Glory", written by Codd himself, which chronicles the path of the Wexford hurling team he was part.

Honours

[edit]

Team

[edit]
Rathnure
Wexford

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Hurling legend Martin Codd is laid to rest in Rathnure". New Ross Standard. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. ^ "The late Martin Codd". Hogan Stand website. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Rathnure St. Anne's club history". Rathnure St. Anne's GAA website. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland Win 1956". Ask About Ireland website. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. ^ "One fine day - When Wexford went to Croker". RTÉ Radio 1 website. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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