Christy Forde
Irish hurler
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Criostóir Mac Giollarnáth | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born | (1903-12-21)21 December 1903 Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died | 20 November 1959(1959-11-20) (aged 55) St. Kevin's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Army officer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Lorrha–Dorrha | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1933-1940 1937 | Dublin Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
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.[citation needed]
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Dublin – 1934 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
- 1 C. Forde
- 2 A. Murphy
- 3 J. Bannon
- 4 T. Teehan
- 5 J. Walsh
- 6 D. Canniffe
- 7 P. Roche
- 8 N. Wade
- 9 M. Daniels
- 10 S. Hegarty
- 11 T. Treacy
- 12 S. Muldowney
- 13 S. Feeney (c)
- 14 D. O'Neill
- 15 J. O'Connell
- Subs used in replay
- C. McMahon for A. Murphy
- J. Culleton for C. Forde
- Played in drawn game
- C. Boland (c)
- Subs used in drawn game
- F. McCormack
- J. Culleton