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George McVeagh - greatest all round Irish sportsman of his day</ref), was capped 80 times and represented Ireland in three sports in the same year. A superb natural athlete, he was most known for his tennis and cricket achievements, but also competed at the highest level in squash and hockey.

Cricket: http://www.cricketeuropearchives.net/ARCHIVES/HISTORY/index.shtml

MCVEAGH, GEORGE, who died in Dublin on June 5, aged 61, played for Ireland in many cricket, lawn tennis, hockey and squash rackets matches and was a former President of the Irish Cricket Union. He captained Ireland at hockey from 1937 to 1939 when his country won the triple crown in three successive years.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228446.html

Buried: http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/meath/cemeteries/syjamesc14gcm.txt

Cricket stats summary: http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire195.shtml

Trinity news archive: http://www.trinitynewsarchive.ie/pdf/05-17.pdf (page 5)

Tennis Ireland bio - https://www.tennisireland.ie/userfiles/File/Database/History%20of%20Tennis%20Ireland%201908%20-%202008.pdf

Davis Cup link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ireland_Davis_Cup_team_representatives