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Tomás Tierney

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Tomás Tierney, born on 14 September 1961, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams in the 1980s and 1990s, and who played his club football for Milltown. He helped St Jarlath's College in Tuam win the Hogan Cup in 1978 and won three Sigerson Cups with University College Galway, captaining the side in 1984. In 1981 he was in the Galway team beaten by Cork after a replay in the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final, and he played in the Galway team beaten by Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. He also played for Mayo in the early 1990s, becoming one of very few people to win Connacht medals with both Galway and Mayo.

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Birth Year
1961 1
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Competed In

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

Galway county football team, Teams and Clubs
Source Tomás Tierney (Wikipedia)
Mayo county football team, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Gaelic Football, Sports
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Nationality

Ireland

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is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams
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1. Tomás Tierney (Wikipedia)
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    born 14 September 1961
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams
  • Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport played
    is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams
  • On The Roster Of: Galway county football team, Lead, county team
    is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams
  • On The Roster Of: Mayo county football team, Lead, county team
    is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Lead, championship
    beaten by Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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