About Matt Gargan
Lived 1877 – 1949 (aged 71–72). Matt Gargan was a hurler.
Matthew Gargan (30 September 1885 – 10 March 1949) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny and Waterford senior teams.
Gargan made his first appearance for the Kilkenny team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1917 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals. He also frequently and illegally lined out with Waterford.
At club level Gargan enjoyed a lengthy career with Erin's Own.
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Irish hurler
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Matt Gargan was born in 1877 in Kilkenny.
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Matt Gargan died on 10 March 1949.
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Matt Gargan was a hurler.
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