Phil Cahill

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Phil Cahill
Personal information
Irish name Pilib Ó Cathail
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born (1899-08-31)31 August 1899
Holycross,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 8 September 1945(1945-09-08) (aged 46)
Thurles,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Holycross–Ballycahill
Boherlahan–Dualla
Moycarkey-Borris
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1922–1933
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1

Philip Cahill (31 August 1899 – 8 September 1945) was an Irish hurler. At club he played with Holycross–Ballycahill, Boherlahan–Dualla and Moycarkey-Borris, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career[edit]

Cahill first played hurling at club level with Holycross–Ballycahill.[1] He later won Tipperary SHC medals with a Mid Selection (Boherlahan) in 1922 and with a South Selection (Boherlahan) in 1924. Cahill ended his career with the Moycarkey-Borris club, with whom he won back-to-back Tipperary SHC titles in 1932 and 1933.[2]

At inter-county level, Cahill earned selection to the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1922. He made his debut a year later, however, he was dropped for the 1923 Munster final. Cahill regained his place in 1924 and claimed his first Munster SHC medal that year.[3] He won a second consecutive Munster SHC medal the following year before winning his first All-Ireland SHC medal after a 5-06 to 1-05 defeat of Galway in the 1925 All-Ireland final.[4]

Cahill added a National Hurling League medal to his collection in 1928.[5] He won his third Munster SHC after a defeat of Clare in 1930. Cahill lined out at wing-forward when Tipperary beat Dublin in the 1930 All-Ireland final. He also spent six consecutive years with the Munster inter-provincial team and won four consecutive Railway Cup medals from 1928 to 1931.[6]

Death[edit]

Cahill died at the District Hospital in Thurles on 8 September 1955, at the age of 46.[7]

Honours[edit]

Boherlahan-Dualla
Moycarkey=Borris
Tipperary
Munster

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Holycross Ballycahill HC". Club Info website. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Phil Cahill: Hurling Stylist". Christy Callanan website. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Tipperary-All-Ireland Hurling Champions 1925". Irish Photo Archive website. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Death of Phil CAHILL in 1945". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 11 December 2022.