Mikey Maher
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| Native name | Mícheál Ó Meachair (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Big Mikey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1869 Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 May 1947 (aged 77) Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael "Mikey" Maher (15 July 1869 – 18 May 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Maher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-five when he made his senior debut in the 1895 championship. Maher went on to play a key part for Tipperary in what was a hugely successful era, and won five All-Ireland medals and five Munster medals. Maher was the first player to captain a team to All-Ireland success on three occasions.
At club level Maher won three championship medals with Tubberadora.
Maher's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1904 championship.