Matty Fouhy

Matty Fouhy

Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Half-back
Born	Carrigtwohill, County Cork
Club(s)
Years	Club
1940s-1950s	Carrigtwohill
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1950-1954	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All Irelands	3
NHL	1

Matty Fouhy was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1950 until 1954.

Playing career

Club

Fouhy played his club hurling with his local club in Carrigtwohill and enjoyed some success. His major moments of victory came in 1949 and 1950 when Carrigtwohill captured back-to-back county intermediate championship titles.

Inter-county

Fouhy first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurling team in 1950. That year he made his debut in the Munster championship, however, Cork made an early exit after a defeat by Tipperary in the provincial decider.

After a period in the hurling wilderness the Cork team bounced back in 1952, however, Fouhy was still a substitute as Cork defeated of three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Tipperary in the provincial decider.^[1] Dublin provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final with Fouhy returning for that game. ‘The Dubs’ were completely outclassed by Cork on that occasion. In spite of only leading by three points at half-time Cork won easily by 2-14 to 0-7 and Fouhy picked up a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal.^[2]

1953 began well for Cork with Fouhy collecting a National Hurling League title after a defeat of Tipperary.^[3] The success continued later on that summer as Fouhy added a first Munster title to his collection after Tipperary were accounted for in the provincial final.^[4] The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Galway take on Cork, however, 'the Rebels' were victorious by 3-3 to 0-8 and Fouhy added a second All-Ireland medal to his collection. The game has gone down in history as one of the dirtiest All-Ireland deciders ever.^[5]

In 1954 Fouhy was still a key member of the team as Cork set out on their three-in-a-row trail. Tipperary fell to Cork by 2-8 to 1-8 in the provincial final, giving the ‘Carrig’ man a second Munster winners' medal.^[4] A third All-Ireland final appearance beckoned for the Cork man, with Wexford providing the opposition. A record attendance of nearly 85,000 people packed into Croke Park to witness the Munster champions defeating the Leinster champions by 1-9 to 1-6.^[5] While Christy Ring captured a record-breaking eighth All-Ireland medal, Fouhy picked up a third consecutive winners' memento. He retired from inter-county hurling shortly afterwards.

Inter-provincial

Fouhy also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial hurling competition and enjoyed much success. He first lined out with his province in 1950. That year he picked up his first Railway Cup winners' medal as Munster triumphed over Leinster. It was the first of four Railway Cup titles in-a-row for Fouhy and for Munster. Munster were defeated by Leinster in 1954 as Fouhy hoped to make it five-in-a-row.^[6]

References

1. ^ Donegan, Des (2005). The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. DBA Publications. p. 25. 
2. ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 352. 
3. ^ The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 73
4. ^ ^{a b} The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 25
5. ^ ^{a b} The GAA Book of Lists p. 352
6. ^ "Munster Railway Cup Hurling Teams". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/railwaycuphurling.html. Retrieved 2009-02-18. ^{[dead link]}

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