Martin Power (hurler)
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| Native name | Máirtín de Paor (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 1957 (aged 57) Arbour Hill, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Power (20 May 1899 – 7 March 1957) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior.
Born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Power first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-six when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1926 championship. Power immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Power won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he played with Army Metro in Dublin.
Power retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1934 championship.