Christy Forde
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| Native name | Criostóir Mac Giollarnáth (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 November 1959 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher "Christy" Forde (21 December 1903 – 20 November 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Tipperary senior teams.
Forde made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1][2]
At club level Forde began his career with Lorrha–Dorrha before later playing club hurling in Dublin.
References
- ^ "County profile: Dublin". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2012.