| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Tiobraide | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1922 Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
1954 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Stud farm manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s | Army | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1945 | Cork | 3 (1-3) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Michael Gerard Tubridy (28 September 1922[1] – 16 April 1954) was an all-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer and an international showjumper.[2]
He was born in Kilrush, County Clare,[3] one of ten children of Patrick F. Tubridy (died 1947). He entered the Irish Army as a cadet in November 1941, serving at Ballincollig, County Cork.[2]
He joined the Cork Gaelic Football team and played as a left wing-forward for the Cork senior team in 1945.[4] Tubridy played for the team for just one season in the 1945 championship. It was a successful year as he won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winner's medals. At club level Tubridy played with the Kilrush Shamrocks and Army clubs.[citation needed]
In 1945, he transferred to the Irish Army's Equitation School and achieved many showjumping successes on horses such as Bruree and Ballyneety.[2]
After retiring from the army on 25 January 1954, he was manager of Joe McGrath's Trimblestown Stud Farm in Kildalkey, county Meath.[5]
He died on 16 April 1954 following a riding accident at Trimblestown and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery on 19 April 1954.[6] He was survived by his widow Dorothy (née Lawlor), known as Dot, and one daughter, Aine.[6]
The Kilrush Shamrocks playing field is officially named "Captain Tubridy Memorial Park" in his honour, although it is affectionately known as "the Cricket Field". It is located 1 mile south of Kilrush on the road to the Killimer car ferry.[3]
- ^ See birth register.
- ^ a b c `Death of Captain Tubridy', Irish Times, 16 April 1954.
- ^ a b ""Club History"". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Kilrush Shamrocks. Retrieved 13 July 2011. - ^ "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ `Irish Army Champion Rider to Manage Stud Farm', Irish Times, 8 Jan 1954, p.7. (This article wrongly describes him as a native of Gort, county Galway.)
- ^ a b Irish Times death notice, 16 Apr 1954.