Peter Cregan
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Peadar Ó Críagáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-back | ||
Born |
1918 Croom, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Died |
12 August 2004 (aged 86) Fedamore, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Croom | |||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1937–1947 | Limerick | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Peter Cregan (1918 – 12 August 2004) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Limerick senior team.[1]
Born in Croom, County Limerick, Cregan first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Limerick minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1937 championship. Cregan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medals, one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cregan won four Railway Cup medals. At club level he was a two -time championship medallist with Croom.
Cregan's retirement came prior to the start of the 1947 championship.
References
- ↑ "Peter Cregan". Hogan Stand. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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