Donal O'Grady (Clare hurler)
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Tubber,
County Clare, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Donal Ó Gráda | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
23 November 1927 Tubber, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
20 January 2024 (aged 96) Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Office manager | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
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Tubber Faughs | |||
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| Years | County | ||
1948-1956 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
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Donal O'Grady (23 November 1927 – 20 January 2024) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Tubber and Faughs and was also a member of the Clare senior hurling team.
O'Grady first appeared on the inter-county scene for Clare as a member of the minor team in 1945. After a period away from the game, he returned to inter-county activity in 1948. O'Grady won a Munster JHC medal a year later, however, Clare subsequently suffered a 3–07 to 3–06 defeat by London in the 1949 All-Ireland junior final.[1][2]
O'Grady immediately progressed onto the senior team and won an Oireachtas Cup medal in 1954. He lined out in the 1955 Munster final defeat by Limerick.[3] O'Grady also earned selection to the Munster team and won Railway Cup medals in 1953 and 1955.[4] His career with Clare ended in 1956 when he moved to Dublin, however, he continued his club hurling with Faughs.