Peter Cregan Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Peter Cregan
Irish:Peadar Ó Críagáin
Birth Date:13 May 1918
Death Date:12 August 2004 (aged 86)
Feet:5
Inches:9
County:Limerick
Province:Munster
Club:Croom
Clcounty:2
Counties:Limerick
Icposition:Left wing-back
Icyears:1937–1947
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Icupdate:14:21, 16 May 2015
Birth Place:Croom, County Limerick, Ireland
Death Place:Fedamore, County Limerick, Ireland

Peter Cregan (13 May 1918 – 12 August 2004) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Limerick senior team.[1]

Born in Croom, County Limerick, Cregan first appeared on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen with the Limerick minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1937 championship. Cregan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medals, one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cregan won four Railway Cup medals. At club level he was twice a championship medallist with Croom.

Cregan retired before to the start of the 1947 championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Cregan. Hogan Stand. 31 August 2004. 7 May 2011.