Personal information

Irish name Pdraig Mac an Airchinnigh

Sport Hurling
Position Corner-back
Born 1895
O'Callaghans Mills, County Clare, Ireland
Died 1983 (aged 88)
New Mexico, United States
Occupation Publican
Club(s)
Years Club
1912-1925 Young Irelands
Club Titles
Limerick titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1918-1925 Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All Irelands 2
Paddy McInerney
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick "Paddy" McInerney (18951983) was an
Irish hurler who played as a corner-back for the
Tipperary senior team.
McInerney made his first appearance for the team
during the 1918 championship and was a regular
member of the starting fifteen until his emigration after
the 1925 championship. During that time he won two
All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and one
Thomond Feis medal.
[1][2]
Paddy McInerney was a
contemporary of Pa "Fowler" McInerney, also of
O'Callihan's Mills, who won Senior County
All-Ireland Hurling Championships with Clare in 1916
and Dublin in 1932.
At club level McInerney was a double county
championship medalist with Young Irelands.
1 Playing career
1.1 Club
1.2 Inter-county
2 Post-playing career
3 References
4 Sources
5 External links
6 Teams
Club
McInerney played his club hurling with his local Young Irelands club and enjoyed much success. He won his
first senior county title in 1920. The championship was suspended in 1921, however, McInerney added a second
county medal to his collection in 1922.
Inter-county
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McInerney first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Limerick in the late 1910s. In 1918 he first
tasted success as, for the second year in-a-row, Limerick reached the Munster final. Clare provided the
opposition on that occasion, however, McInerneys side were the better team on the day. The final score of 11-3
to 1-2 tells its own story as McInerney collected his first Munster title. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw
Limerick take on Wexford. The first-half saw Limerick go on a goal-scoring spree as they took a half-time lead
of 5-4 to 0-2. The goals continued in the second-half as Limerick won the game by 9-5 to 1-3, giving
McInerney his first All-Ireland medal.
In 1919 Limerick reached their third consecutive Munster final. Cork were the opponents on that occasion,
however, the All-Ireland champions were humbled with a 3-5 to 1-6 defeat. McInerneys side were heavily
beaten by Cork again in the 1920 provincial decider.
In 1921 the Munster championship was affected by political strife. Because of this only Cork and Limerick
participated with both sides contesting the provincial final for the third consecutive year. McInerneys side
avenged the defeats of the previous two years by beating Cork by 5-2 to 1-2. It was his second Munster title.
The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Limerick against Dublin. Once again, Limerick went on a goal-scoring
rampage with captain Bob McConkey capturing four goals in all. Limerick went on to win the game by 8-5 to
3-2, giving McInerney a second All-Ireland medal.
Limerick surrendered their Munster crown to Tipperary after a replay in 1922, however, they reversed that
defeat in 1923 with McInerney, who wa snow captain of the team, adding a third Munster medal to his
collection. He later lined out in his third All-Ireland final as Galway provided the opposition. In spite of Galway
playing in their very first All-Ireland final they had yet to win a title. Limerick looked likely to capture a third
All-Ireland title in six years, however, for the very first time the All-Ireland title went to a team from Connacht.
The next few years saw Limerick go into decline in Munster and McInerney retired from inter-county hurling.
McInerney, like many of his contemporaries was forced to give up the game of hurling in an effort to find work.
He emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and remained there for the rest of his life.
Paddy McInerney died in New Mexico in 1983.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Limerick Senior Hurling Captain
1923
Succeeded by
^ "Limerick GAA profile" (http://www.hoganstand.com/limerick/Profile.aspx). Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 24
April 2012.
1.
^ "Senior Hurling" (http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/). Munster GAA website. Retrieved 24 April 2012. 2.
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
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Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).
Munster final winning teams (http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html)
Limerick GAA honours (http://www.hoganstand.com/Limerick/Profile.aspx)
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Winners of two All-Ireland medals (hurling) People from County Clare
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