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Michael Murphy (born 1959) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Templederry Kenyons and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

Murphy first played juvenile and underage hurling with the Templederry Kenyons club before joining the club's top adult team. He had some divisional success, winning a North Tipperary Intermediate Championship title. Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Tipperary minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship in 1976. He progressed onto the Tipperary under-21 team and won back-to-back All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles from three consecutive finals appearances between 1978 and 1980. Murphy subsequently made a number of league and championship appearances with the Tipperary senior hurling team and was part of the National Hurling League-winning side in 1979.

Honours

Killenaule

• North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1979

Tipperary

• National Hurling League: 1978-79
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1979, 1980
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979, 1980
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1976
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1976

References

1. "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
3. "Top award for Tipperary farmer". Irish Tractor. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

External links

• Michael Murphy profile on Tipp GAA Archives website

• 1959 births
• Living people
• 20th-century Irish farmers
• Templederry Kenyons hurlers
• Tipperary inter-county hurlers
• 20th-century Irish sportsmen