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Thurles Sarsfields to honour ‘oldest’ All-Ireland winner Mick Murphy

Mick Murphy, thought to be the oldest living All-Ireland hurling medallist, will be honoured with Thurles Sarsfields GAA Club’s Hall of Fame award this Saturday at the club’s Social Centre.

Thurles Sarsfields to honour ‘oldest’ All-Ireland winner Mick Murphy

Wed, 13 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Michael Dundon and Jackie Cahill

The 97-year-old was born in Kilmayley, Co Clare and won a Clare intermediate championship with them in 1938 and also played with Clarecastle, losing three Clare senior finals.

In 1940, he moved to Thurles to work and joined Thurles Sarsfields where he won Tipperary senior championships in 1942, 1944, 1945,and 1946.

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Gaa Hurling Place: Kilmayley Place: Dublin Place: Thurles Place: Tipperary Place: Upperchurch Place: Tipp Person: Mick Murphy Person: Faughs Person: Michael Maher Person: John Person: Mickey ”The Rattler” Byrne Person: Pat Henderson Person: Tom Fogarty Person: Pádraic Maher Person: Ronan Maher Person: Michael Cahill Person: Cathal Barrett Person: James Barry Person: PJ Ryan Person: Aidan Fogarty Person: Ryan Person: Fergal Ryan Person: Wayne Sherlock Event: All-Ireland Event: Clare intermediate championship Event: 1945 All-Ireland final Event: Tipp 1945 Organisation: Thurles Sarsfields Organisation: Thurles Sarsfields GAA Club Organisation: Clarecastle Organisation: Clare Organisation: Tipperary Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: Sarsfields Organisation: Thurles Organisation: CBS All Organisation: Christian Brothers’Organisation: The Ragg Organisation: CBS Organisation: Tipp Organisation: Holycross Organisation: Cashel King Cormacs.The Organisation: Cashel Organisation: Cashel King Cormacs Organisation: Blackrock

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