Peter Cregan

Irish hurler

Peter Cregan
Personal information
Irish name Peadar Ó Críagáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 13 May 1918
Croom, County Limerick, Ireland
Died 12 August 2004 (aged 86)
Fedamore, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Croom
Club titles
Limerick titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1937–1947
Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1

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

  1. ^ "Peter Cregan". Hogan Stand. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2011.


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Limerick – 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (6th title)
Sub used
17 T. Herbert for P. Clohessy
Subs not used
16 M. McCarthy
18 P. Mackey
19 D. Givens
20 D. Hurley
21 P. Kelly


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