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| Native name | Peadar Ó Críagáin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 2004 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Cregan (13 May 1918 – 12 August 2004) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Limerick senior team.[1]
Born in Croom, County Limerick, Cregan first appeared on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen with the Limerick minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1937 championship. Cregan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medals, one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cregan won four Railway Cup medals. At club level he was twice a championship medallist with Croom.
Cregan retired before to the start of the 1947 championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Cregan". Hogan Stand. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2011.