Leonard McGrath
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Lionard Mac Craith | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Right wing-forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1898 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mullagh St Grellan's | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Galway | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | 1 | |
Leonard John McGrath (1899 – December 1949) was an Irish dual player who played both football and hurling for Galway.
Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, McGrath came to Galway with his family in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he was a member of the Galway senior hurling team for the 1923 championship. McGrath won an All-Ireland medal that year as Galway secured their first hurling title. Two years later he won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway senior football team.[1][2]
At club level McGrath played with Mullagh and St Grellan's.
He also played rugby, which earned him an expulsion from the GAA under Rule 27.[3]
His medal collection was auctioned in 2020.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Carney, Jim. "A proud tradition from the earliest years of the GAA". The Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Alan Kerins selected on Dual Player team". Galway Independent. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Unique GAA medal collection up for auction". 24 April 2020.
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