Lory Meagher

Who was Lory Meagher?

Lorenzo Ignatius "Lory" Meagher was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Meagher arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his debut in the 1924 championship. Meagher went on to play a key part for more than a decade, and won three All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. An All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions, Meagher also captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1935.

Meagher represented the Leinster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, winning two Railway Cup medals in 1927 and 1933. At club level he won five championship medals with Tullaroan.

Throughout his career, Meagher made 39 championship appearances for Kilkenny. His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Tipperary in the 1937 championship.

His brothers, Frank, Willie and Henry, all played with distinction with Kilkenny.

Meagher is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game.