Sonny Maher

Martin "Sonny" Maher (1922 - 11 February 1999) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Boherlahan-Dualla GAA in the 1940s and 1950s and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team that won the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in 1950 and 1951, and the All-Ireland in 1949, 1950 and 1951.[1] He started all three All-Ireland final's in the number fourteen position in the full forward line.[2]

Martin "Sonny" Maher
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born Boherlahan, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1940s - 1950s
Boherlahan
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1943-1952
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 3

References

  1. "Munster Final Winning Teams". munster.gaa.ie. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". premier view.ie. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2010.


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