Tommy Purcell
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| Native name | Tomás Puirséil (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy Purcell (1921–1949) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Moycarkey–Borris and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1940s.[1][2] Purcell won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals at senior level with Tipperary in 1945.
On St Patrick's Day in 1949, Purcell was one of three hurlers from Tipperary on the winning Munster Railway Cup team; he was a wingback.[2] It was his last game.[2] He died the following September.[2]
References
- ^ McDonnell, Brian (21 March 2020). "Here are the 386 Mid Tipperary players who have represented the Premier County in an All-Ireland hurling final". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Fullam, Brendan (1992). Giants of the Ash : A unique portrait of the game of hurling and the players that made it great. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780863273469.