Peter Cregan

Peter Cregan
Personal information
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

  1. "Peter Cregan". Hogan Stand. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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