Tom Coughlan

For the former Cork City chairman, see Tom Coughlan (football).
Tom Coughlan
Personal information
Irish nameTomás Mac Cochláin
SportHurling
PositionCentre-back
Born1881
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
NicknameHonest Man
OccupationFisherman
Club(s)
YearsClub
Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles6
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1901-1911Cork24
Inter-county titles
Munster titles4
All-Irelands2

Tom "Honest Man" Coughlan (born 1881) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.

Coughlan joined the team during the 1901 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1911 championship. During that time he captained the team on numerous occasions and won two All-Ireland medals and four Munster medals.[1][2]

At club level Coughlan was a multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.

Coughlan came from a famous hurling family. His brothers, Pat, Denis and Dan, all won All-Ireland medals with Cork. His nephews, Eudie and John, were also All-Ireland medalists in the 1920s and 1930s.[3]

References

  1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. "The Coughlans of Blackrock". Blackrock GAA website. Retrieved 18 May 2012.


Sporting positions
Preceded by
J. MCCullagh
Cork Senior Hurling Captain
1908
Succeeded by
Jamesy Kelleher
Preceded by
Jamesy Kelleher
Cork Senior Hurling Captain
1910
Succeeded by
D. Bradley