Pat Maher
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| Native name | Pádraig Ó Meachair (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 1933 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick "Fox" Maher (13 September 1872 – 8 December 1933) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Maher first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his senior debut during the 1893 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time Maher won one All-Ireland medal and eight Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Maher was a six-time championship medallist with Tullaroan and Johnstown.
Maher retired from inter-county hurling during the 1905 championship.