About Leonard McGrath
Lived 1898 – 1949 (aged 50–51). Leonard McGrath was a gaelic football player and hurler.
Leonard John McGrath (27 September 1897 – 2 December 1948) was an Irish dual player who played both football and hurling for Galway.
Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, McGrath came to Galway with his family in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he was a member of the Galway senior hurling team for the 1923 championship. McGrath won an All-Ireland medal that year as Galway secured their first hurling title. Two years later he won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway senior football team.
At club level McGrath played with Mullagh and St Grellan's.
He also played rugby, which earned him an expulsion from the GAA under Rule 27.
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Who was Leonard McGrath?
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler
When was Leonard McGrath born?
Leonard McGrath was born in 1898 in Charters Towers.
When did Leonard McGrath die?
Leonard McGrath died in 1949.
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Leonard McGrath was a gaelic football player and hurler.
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