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Sonny Maher
Martin Joseph Maher (10 November 1921 – 11 February 1999) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Boherlahan–Dualla and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. CareerMaher's hurling career began as a schoolboy when, in 1934, he was a member of the Ballytarsna team that won the initial rural juvenile title.[1] He later joined the Boherlahan–Dualla club and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1941.[2] Maher continued to line out at club level until 1956, by which time he had also won two Mid Tipperary SHC titles.[3] Maher never played in the minor or junior grades with Tipperary, but joined the senior team in 1943. After a period away from the team he was recalled and lined out at full-forward when Tipperary won three successive All-Ireland SHC titles from 1949 to 1951.[4] Maher also won three successive Munster SHC medals and three National League titles before his inter-county career ended in 1952.[5] Personal lifeMaher was born in Nodstown, County Tipperary in November 1921. His uncle, Mikey Maher, won five All-Ireland SHC medals with Tipperary and became the first player to captain a team to three All-Ireland victories. His father, Jack Maher, also won All-Ireland honours in 1898, while his cousin, Michael Maher, played with Holycross-Ballycahill and won five All-Ireland medals with Tipperary between 1958 and 1965.[6] Maher died after a period of ill health at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin on 11 February 1999, aged 77.[7] Honours
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