Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Tommy Leahy | |
Irish: | Tomás Ó Laocha |
County: | Kilkenny |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Emeralds |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Kilkenny |
Icposition: | Centre-forward |
Icyears: | 1932-1937 |
Icprovince: | 5 |
Icallireland: | 3 |
Nhl: | 1 |
Birth Date: | 1907 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Death Place: | London, England |
Thomas Leahy (22 January 1907 – 29 December 1978) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team from 1932 until 1937.[1]
Leahy made his first appearance for the team during the 1932 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won three All-Ireland winner's medal, five Leinster winner's medals and a National Hurling League winners' medal.
At club level Leahy enjoyed a lengthy career with the Emeralds club, however, he failed to win a county club championship winners' medal.[2]
Leahy's brother, Terry, was also an All-Ireland medal-winner with Kilkenny. His brother-in-law, John Joe Cassidy won All-Ireland medals with the Cavan senior football team.