Henry Lawson Murphy (12 December 1882 – 5 January 1942) was an Irish

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and

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. Together with fellow Rovers players, Richard Gregg and Charles Power, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the

1908 London Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. Murphy played in both the 3–1 win against Wales on 29 October and in the 8–1 defeat against

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in the final on 31 October. Olympians from Ireland
The Ireland team was part of the

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* 1882 births 1942 deaths Members of the Ireland field hockey team at the 1908 Summer Olympics Irish male field hockey players Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club players Ireland international men's field hockey players Dublin University Hockey Club players {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub