Jack Darcy Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Jack Darcy
Irish:Seán Ó Dorchaí
Occupation:Engineer
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Nenagh Éire Óg
Clcounty:0
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Centre-forward
Icyears:1922-1926
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:1
Icupdate:11:50, 28 April 2012
Birth Date:John Francis Darcy
1898 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland

John Francis Darcy (23 June 1898 – 28 January 1972) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Darcy made his first appearance for the team during the 1922 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1926 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals.[1] [2]

At club level Darcy played with Nenagh Éire Óg.

His brother Mick was also an All-Ireland winner with Tipperary.

Notes and References

  1. News: Tipperary GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 28 April 2012. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821024353/http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx. dead.
  2. News: Senior Hurling. Munster GAA website. 28 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073637/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. 28 March 2019. dead.