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John Carey (born 1949) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Seán Treacys and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

Carey first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Seán Treacys club. He was a part of the club's under-21 team that won their very first North Tipperary U21AHC title in 1970. By that stage Carey had joined the Seán Treacys senior team and won six West Tipperary SHC titles between 1968 and 1982.

At inter-county level, Carey never played at minor level, however, he was drafted onto the under-21 team in 1970. He was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team between 1975 and 1978. In retirement from playing, Carey served the Seán Treacys club in a number of administrative capacities.

Honours

Seán Treacys

• West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982

References

1. "West Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1982" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
2. "The Clash of the Ash in Treacys". Irish Independent. 9 October 1999. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Tipperary teams: 1970-1979". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
4. "Seán Treacy GAA committee 2011". Seán Treacys GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

• John Carey player profile

• 1949 births
• Living people
• Seán Treacys hurlers
• Tipperary inter-county hurlers
• 20th-century Irish sportsmen