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'''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> |
'''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> |
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Born in [[Blackpool, Cork|Blackpool]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Mulcahy first |
Born in [[Blackpool, Cork|Blackpool]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Mulcahy first played competitive hurling in his youth. He 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]]. |
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At club level Mulcahy won several [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medals with [[Glen Rovers GAA|Glen Rovers]]. |
At club level Mulcahy won several [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medals with [[Glen Rovers GAA|Glen Rovers]]. |
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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 a coveted [[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal. |
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 a coveted [[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal. |
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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. |
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. |
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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> |
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> |
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Revision as of 02:12, 18 March 2017
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Maolcatha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1934 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Glen Rovers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1959 | Cork | 2 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:30, 3 July 2015. | |||
Gerald Mulcahy (born 1934) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Cork senior team.[1]
Born in Blackpool, Cork, Mulcahy first played competitive hurling in his youth. He 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 championship.
At club level Mulcahy won several championship medals with Glen Rovers.
His son, Tomás Mulcahy, was a three-time All-Ireland medallist with Cork.[2]
Mulcahy's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1959 championship.
Playing career
Inter-county
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. He was also at midfield in the semi-final defeat of Tipperary, however, Mulcahy was dropped from the starting fifteen for the Munster decider defeat of Limerick. He was also confined to the substitutes' bench for the All-Ireland final triumph over Galway.
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 medal that year following a 5-10 to 4-4 defeat of Clare. On 1 October 1955 Cork faced Warwickshire in the All-Ireland decider. A huge 6-10 to 0-2 trouncing gave Mulcahy a coveted All-Ireland 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 by 3-9 to 2-9.[3]
Honours
Team
- Glen Rovers
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1959
- Cork
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1955
- Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1955
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1951 (sub)
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1951 (sub)
References
- ^ "Profile: G Mulcahy". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Talented Tomás Mulcahy". Hogan Stand. 5 June 1992. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (7 August 2007). "1959 All-Ireland victory casts long shadow over Waterford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2015.