Dick Doherty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Risteard Ó Dochartaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Born |
23 January 1886 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 April 1966 (aged 80) Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mooncoin | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1906-1913 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
Patrick Richard Doherty (21 January 1886 – 11 April 1966) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Mooncoin and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Doherty first played hurling as a member of the Mooncoin club in south Kilkenny. He was part of the club's team that won Kilkenny SHC titles in 1906, 1908 and 1913.[1][2] Doherty retired from hurling shortly after his third title victory, however, he returned for one final game when, in 1924, he replaced the injured Wattie Dunphy.[3]
At inter-county level, Doherty joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1906. His career yielded five Leinster SHC medals in seven seasons between 1907 and 1913.[4] Doherty also won five All-Ireland SHC medals after defeats of Cork (1907 and 1912) and Tipperary (1909, 1911, 1913).[5][6] His other honours include back-to-back Railway Shield titles with Leinster.
Death
[edit]Doherty died at St Columba's Hospital in Thomastown on 11 April 1966, at the age of 80.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Mooncoin
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913
- Leinster
- Railway Shield: 1907, 1908
References
[edit]- ^ "Mooncoins GAA History". Mooncoin GAA website. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Kilkenny GAA Bible" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Dick Doherty passes on". Irish Press. 15 April 1966. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Knitting the threads of Kilkenny's hurling history". Irish Examiner. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Ned Quinn: 'You were reared in an atmosphere of hurling'". GAA website. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Kilkenny profile". Irish Press. 15 April 1966. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Obituaries". Waterford News & Star. 15 April 1966. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
