Michael McCarthy (born 1938) is an Irish former hurler who played at club level with

Glen Rovers Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They were Cork senior hurling champions in 2015 and 2016, having w ...

and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lined out as a full-back or centre-back.

Playing career

McCarthy first made an impression as a schoolboy hurler at the

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, winning a Harty Cup title in 1955, before joining the

club. He made his first appearance with the club's senior team in 1956 and went on to win five Cork SHC titles between 1958 and 1964. McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene as the centre-back on the Cork minor hurling team in 1956. Such was his ability that he was also drafted onto the

that year and won a Munster Championship medal after appearing at centre-back in the opening round defeat of

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. McCarthy made a number of sporadic appearances for the team over the next few seasons and was even team captain in 1963.

Honours

;North Monastery * Harty Cup: 1955 ;Cork *

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Mick 1938 births Living people Glen Rovers hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Sportspeople from Cork (city)