Medals and memorabilia of forgotten Galway GAA legend to go under the hammer

He became the county’s first dual star, and only player to achieve success in both sports. McGrath is a member of an elite group of only 16 players to achieve this accolade, in the GAA’s long history.

Leonard McGrath pictured extreme bottom first on left. Picture: Sarah Slater

Leonard McGrath , who was born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia clinched a senior medal for Galway in the county’s first hurling All-Ireland final in 1923 playing at full forward.

Two years later, he played on the county’s All-Ireland Football winning team, which also became Galway’s first title in football.