Tommy Purcell
Irish hurler
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Tommy Purcell (1921–1949) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Moycarkey–Borris and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1940s.[1][2] Purcell won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals at senior level with Tipperary in 1945.[citation needed]
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On St Patrick's Day in 1949, Purcell was one of three hurlers from Tipperary on the winning Munster Railway Cup team; he was a wingback.[2] It was his last game.[2] He died the following September.[2]
