Mick Darcy Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Mick Darcy
Irish:Mícheál Ó Dorchaí
Occupation:Civil servant
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Nenagh Éire Óg
Clcounty:0
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Right corner-back
Icyears:1925-1927
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Icupdate:11:50, 28 April 2012
Birth Date:1901 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:Mount Merrion, Dublin, Ireland

Michael Darcy (6 September 1901 – 4 November 1964) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary senior team.

Darcy made his first appearance for the team during the 1925 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1927 championship. During that time he won a set of All-Ireland and Munster medals.[1] [2]

At club level Darcy played with Nenagh Éire Óg.

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Tipperary GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 28 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821024353/http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx. 21 August 2012.
  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.