Tommy Maher

Tommy Maher

Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Meachair
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	(1922-04-25)25 April 1922 Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died
Nickname	Fr. Tommy
Occupation	Roman Catholic priest
Club(s)
Years	Club
1944-1945 1946-1947	Castle Rovers Thomastown
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1945-1946	Kilkenny	1 (1-1)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:06, 12 August 2014.

Thomas "Tommy" Maher (25 April 1922 – 25 March 2015) was an Irish Hurler who played as left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Maher first excelled at hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1945 championship. Maher had a brief inter-county career and won one Leinster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Maher had a brief career with Castle Rovers and Thomastown.

In retirement from playing Maher became involved in team management and coaching. As trainer and coach of the Kilkenny senior team for over twenty years he guided the team to seven All-Ireland titles, fourteen Leinster titles and three National Hurling League titles. Maher also found much success at club level with Mullinavat and at colleges' level with St. Kieran's College.

Honours

Player

St. Kieran's College

• Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1939, 1940, 1941

Kilkenny

• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1946 (sub)

Leinster

• All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Inter-Provincial Championship (1): 1940

Trainer

Mullinavat

• Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1984

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1957, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975