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Michael Maher (hurler)

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Michael Maher was an Irish hurler and Gaelic games administrator who lived from 1930 until his death on 8 March 2017, and whose league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned fifteen seasons from 1951 to 1966. Born in Holycross, County Tipperary, he was born into a strong hurling family, and his uncle, Mikey Maher, was a five-time All-Ireland winner. He won the Dean Ryan Cup with Thurles CBS in 1947, and with Holycross-Ballycahill he won the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship in 1948, 1951 and 1954.

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    Michael Maher (1930-8 March 2017) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic games administrator.
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    His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned fifteen seasons from 1951 to 1966.
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