Tom Ashe
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Thomas Michael Ashe (1927 – 19 October 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Dingle and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
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| Born | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 2016 (aged 88) Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Ashe first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the Dingle club, with whom he won a County Championship title in 1948.[1] He first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year stint with the Kerry minor football team and won an All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1946.[2] Ashe was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team in 1948, however, he later spent a brief spell in goal for the Celtic reserve team in Glasgow but never played with the first team. After returning to Ireland he resumed his position on the Kerry team and won two Munster Championship titles in three seasons as well as an All-Ireland Championship title in 1953.[3] Ashe also earned selection with the Munster team and was a Railway Cup-winner in 1949.[4]