Athlete

Christy Forde

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Christopher Forde, known as Christy Forde (21 December 1903 to 20 November 1959), was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams. He made his first appearance for Dublin during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. In that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. At club level he began his career with Lorrha-Dorrha before later playing club hurling in Dublin.

Facts
Birth Year
1903 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
Connections

Competed In

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Competitions
Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, Competitions
Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)
National Hurling League, Competitions
Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)

On The Roster Of

Dublin county hurling team, Teams and Clubs
Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)
Tipperary county hurling team, Teams and Clubs
Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)

Plays

Hurling, Sports
Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Ireland

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Source Christy Forde (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an Irish hurler
Sources
1. Christy Forde (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth year
    (21 December 1903
  • Article text, pronoun
    until his retirement after the 1940 championship
  • Article text, honours
    he won one All-Ireland medal
  • Lead, nationality
    was an Irish hurler
  • Plays: Hurling, Lead
    was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams
  • On The Roster Of: Dublin county hurling team, Article text, team dublin-county-hurling-team
    Forde made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1933 championship
  • On The Roster Of: Tipperary county hurling team, Article text, team tipperary-county-hurling-team
    played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Article text, competition all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship
    one All-Ireland medal
  • Competed In: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, Article text, competition leinster-senior-hurling-championship
    two Leinster medals
  • Competed In: National Hurling League, Article text, competition national-hurling-league
    one National Hurling League medal
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