Tom McGarry should not be confused with Tom McGairy.
Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Tom McGarry | |
Irish: | Tomás Mag Fhearaigh |
County: | Limerick |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Treaty Sarsfields |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Limerick |
Icposition: | Left wing-back |
Icyears: | 1956–1963 |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 1937 |
Birth Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
Death Date: | 2 December 2021 (aged 74) |
Death Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
Thomas P. McGarry (1937 – 2 December 2021) was an Irish hurler, footballer and rugby union player. An all-round sportsman he played with a number of teams in all codes, including the Limerick senior hurling team, Cork Celtic and Young Munster.
McGarry first came to sporting prominence as a hurler. A member of the Treaty Sarsfields club, he also represented CBS Sexton Street in the Harty Cup while also enjoying a two-year spell with the Limerick minor hurling team. McGarry made his senior debut in 1956, however, his seven-year career coincided with a barren spell for Limerick.[1] In spite of this he earned selection on the Munster team and won five Railway Cup medals in a six-year period.[2] McGarry also played rugby and association football at a high level. Playing in the centre, he captained Young Munster when they played Garryowen in the 1970-71 Munster Senior Cup final. McGarry also played League of Ireland soccer with Limerick F.C. and Cork Celtic.[3]
McGarry died on 2 December 2021.[4]
1956, 1957, 1963