Christy Forde Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Christy Forde
Irish:Criostóir Mac Giollarnáth
Occupation:Army officer
County:Dublin
Province:Leinster
Club:Lorrha–Dorrha
Counties:Dublin
Tipperary
Icposition:Goalkeeper
Icyears:1933-1940
1937
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Birth Place:Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland
Birth Date:1903 12, df=yes
Death Place:St. Kevin's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Christopher "Christy" Forde (21 December 1903 – 20 November 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams.

Forde made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1] [2]

At club level Forde began his career with Lorrha–Dorrha before later playing club hurling in Dublin.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: County profile: Dublin. Hogan Stand website. 26 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20100409101228/http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/Profile.aspx. 9 April 2010. dead.
  2. Web site: Leinster Senior Hurling Champions. Leinster GAA website. 26 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205220340/http://leinster.gaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P40_69%20Finalis.pdf. 5 December 2014.