Tommy Treacy

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| code= Hurling

| sport = Hurling

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| name = Tommy Treacy

| irish = Tomás Ó Treasaigh

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| county = Dublin

| province = Munster

| club = Killea
Young Irelands

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| clcounty = 4

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| counties = Tipperary
Dublin
Tipperary

| icposition = Midfield

| icyears = 1927–1932
1933–1935
1936–1943

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| icmunster = 3

| icleinster = 1

| icallireland = 2

| nhl = 1

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| birth_date=2 March 1904

| birth_place=Killea,
County Tipperary, Ireland

| death_place=Blanchardstown,
Dublin, Ireland

| death_date=25 September 1985 (aged 81)

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Thomas Treacy (2 March 1904 – 25 September 1985) was an Irish hurler. At club he played with Killea and Young Irelands, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary and Dublin teams.

Career

Treacy first played hurling at club level with Killea, with whom he won a Mid Tipperary SHC medal in 1928.{{cite news|url=https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/sport/528059/here-are-the-386-mid-tipperary-players-who-have-represented-the-premier-county-in-an-all-ireland-hurling-final.html|title=Here are the 386 Mid Tipperary players who have represented the Premier County in an All-Ireland hurling final|publisher=Tipperary Live|date=21 March 2020|access-date=16 April 2023}} He later transferred to the Young Irelands club in Dublin. Treacy's adopted team enjoyed a golden age during his playing days and he won Dublin SHC titles in 1932, 1937, 1942 and 1943.{{cite news|url=https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/local-news/177093/Tipp-U-21-s-take-on.html|title=Tipp U-21’s take on Galway|publisher=Tipperary Live|date=3 June 2014|access-date=16 April 2023}}

At inter-county level, Treacy first played for Tipperary as a member of the junior team in 1926. He won an All-Ireland JHC medal as team captain that year after a 6-02 to 2-03 defeat of Galway in the final.{{cite news|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/jh_teams/|title=Junior hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|access-date=16 April 2023}} Treacy was immediately promoted to the senior team in 1927 and soon won a National Hurling League title. He won a Munster SHC after a defeat of Clare in 1930.{{cite news|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/senior-hurling/|title=Senior hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|access-date=16 April 2023}} Treacy lined out at midfield when Tipperary beat Dublin in the 1930 All-Ireland final.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile|title=Tipperary profile|publisher=Hogan Stand website|access-date=16 April 2023}}

Treacy declared for the Dublin senior hurling team in 1933. He won a Leinster SHC medal the following year, however, Dublin were later beaten by Limerick in the 1934 All-Ireland final.{{cite news|url=http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P40-69-%E2%80%93-Snr-%E2%80%A6rling-Finalis.pdf|title=Leinster Sneior Hurling finalists|publisher=Leinster GAA website|access-date=16 April 2023}} After three years with the Dublin team, Treacy once again declared for Tipperary. He claimed a second All-Ireland SHC medal after Tipperary's defeat of Kilkenny in the 1937 All-Ireland final.

Treacy brought his 16-year inter-county career to an end in 1943, by which stage he had won a third Munster SHC medal. He also earned selection to the Munster team and won Railway Cup medals in 1930, 1931 and 1934.{{cite news|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/|title=Railway Cup hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|access-date=16 April 2023}}

Death

Treacy died at James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin on 25 September 1985, at the age of 81.{{cite web|url=https://finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/tommy-treacy-g514.jpg|title=Tommy Treacy|publisher=Finbarr J. Connolly website|date=1 May 1959|accessdate=11 December 2018|first=|last=}}