Sport Hurling Name Tom McInerney 1920s-1940s O'Callaghan's Mills | Years Club Position Midfield | |
Irish name Tomas Mac an Airchinnigh Occupation National school teacher | ||
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Tom McInerney (1905–1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club O'Callaghan's Mills and with the Clare senior inter-county team from 1927 until 1936.
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- Club
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Club
McInerney played his club hurling with his local club O'Callaghan's Mills and enjoyed some success. He won a senior county title with the club in 1937. He was the brother of Pa (Fowler) McInerney, also of O'Callahan's Mills, who won All-Ireland hurling championships with Clare and Dublin in the early 20th century.
Inter-county
McInerney first came to prominence for the Clare senior inter-county team in 1927 when Clare reached the Munster final. Cork provided the opposition on that occasion and went on to win the game by 5-3 to 3-4.
1928 saw Clare take on Cork for the second consecutive year in the Munster final. That year McInerney's side nearly pulled off a shock result, however, both sides finished level after recording 2-2. The replay was not a happy game for Clare as Cork trounced them by 6-4 to 2-2.
Two years later in 1930 McInerney was back in the provincial decider. Tipperary were the opponents on that occasion, however, Clare failed to make the breakthrough once again. A score line of 6-4 to 2-8 gave victory to Tipp.
In 1932 Clare reached the Munster final for the fourth time in six years. Once again, Cork, a team that had defeated McInerney's side on many occasions, provided the opposition. The game itself saw Clare triumph for the first time since 1914. A score line of 5-2 to 4-1 gave McInerney his first and only Munster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland semi-final was an exciting affair with Clare emerging victorious over Galway by 9-4 to 4-14. This victory allowed Clare to advance to the All-Ireland final where Kilkenny provided the opposition. In a low-scoring but tense game Clare’s Tull Considine scored two goals and was foiled for what would almost certainly have been a third. These goals were negated by Kilkenny’s three goal-scoring heroes Matty Power, Martin White and Lory Meagher. The final score of 3-3 to 2-3 gave victory to Kilkenny.
Clare went into decline following this game as Limerick emerged as the dominant force in Munster. McInenrey retired from inter-county hurling in 1936.