Paul McKenna (hurler)

Paul McKenna
Personal information
Irish name Pól Mac Cionnaith
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 29 June 1903[1]
Borrisokane,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 28 August 1956(1956-08-28) (aged 53)
Dún Laoghaire,
County Dublin, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Shinrone
Borrisokane
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1929–1931
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Peter Paul McKenna (29 June 1903 – 28 August 1956) was an Irish hurler. At club he played with Shinrone and Borrisokane, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

McKenna first played hurling with the Shinrone club in Offaly. He won an Offaly JHC medal in 1923, before later transferring, along with his three brothers, to the Borrisokane club. McKenna won a North Tipperary SHC medal with Borrisokane in 1933.[2]

At inter-county level, McKenna followed his brother Tim by earning a call-up to the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1929. He won a Munster SHC after a defeat of Clare in 1930.[3] McKenna, whose brother Jack was also a member of the team, lined out at full-back when Tipperary beat Dublin in the 1930 All-Ireland final.[4] His inter-county career ended the following year.

Personal life and death

His nephews, John McKenna and Tony McKenna, played hurling at various levels with Tipperary in the 1960s.[5] Another nephew, Joe McKenna, played hurling with Offaly before winning an All-Ireland SHC medal with Limerick in 1973. McKenna was a greyhound trainer in later years.

McKenna died from esophageal cancer at St Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire on 28 August 1956, at the age of 53.[6][7]

Honours

Shinrone
Borrisokane
Tipperary

References

  1. ^ "Birth of PETER MC KENNA on 29 June 1903". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Jack McKenna". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Forty years since Tony's 140-mile solo". The Nenagh Guardian. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Paul McKenna, Tipperary". Cast of Gold website. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Death of Paul McKENNA in 1956". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 14 July 2023.