Martin Power (hurler)

Martin Power

Personal information
Irish name	Máirtín de Paor
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-forward
Born	20 May 1899 Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	7 March 1957(1957-03-07) (aged 57) Arbour Hill, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Army officer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Tullaroan Army Metro Parnells
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1926-1934	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4
All-Irelands	2
NHL	1

Martin Power (20 May 1899 – 7 March 1957) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior.

Born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Power first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-six when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team.^[1] He made his senior debut during the 1926 championship. Power immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.^[2][3]

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Power won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he played with Army Metro in Dublin.^{[citation needed]}

Power retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1934 championship.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Army Metro

• Dublin Senior Hurling Championship: 1933, 1935

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1932, 1933
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1926, 1929, 1932, 1933
• National Hurling League: 1932-33

References

1. "Memories of the Thirties". John Lockes GAA website. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
2. "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
3. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2012.