| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Tiobraide | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1922 (1922) Kilrush,County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died | 1954 (aged 31–32) Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Stud farm manager | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s | Army | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1945 | Cork | 3 (1–3) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Michael Gerard Tubridy (28 September 1922[1] – 16 April 1954) was anAll-Ireland SFC-winningGaelic footballer and an international showjumper.[2]
Tubridy was born inKilrush, County Clare,[3] one of nine children of Patrick F. Tubridy (died 1947). He entered the Irish Army as a cadet in November 1941, serving atBallincollig, County Cork.[2]
He joined the Cork Gaelic football team, playing as a left wing-forward for theCork senior team in 1945.[4] Tubridy played for the team for just one season in the1945 championship, winning a set ofAll-Ireland SFC andMunster SFC winner's medals. At club level Tubridy played with the Kilrush Shamrocks andArmy clubs.[citation needed]
In 1945, he transferred to the Irish Army'sEquitation School and achieved many showjumping successes on horses such as Bruree and Ballyneety.[2]
After retiring from the army on 25 January 1954, he was manager of Joe McGrath's Trimblestown Stud Farm inKildalkey, County Meath.[5]
He died on 16 April 1954 following a riding accident at Trimblestown andwas buried atGlasnevin Cemetery on 19 April 1954.[6] He was survived by his widow Dorothy (née Lawlor), known as Dot, and one daughter, Aine.[6]
The Kilrush Shamrocks playing field is officially named "Captain Tubridy Memorial Park" in his honour, although it is affectionately known as "the Cricket Field". It is located 1 mile south of Kilrush on the road to the Killimer car ferry.[3]
Through her husband's equestrian activities, Dorothy ('Dot') Tubridy became friends withEthel Kennedy, and after his death she remained close to the entire Kennedy family.[7] She became a brand ambassador for Waterford Crystal and Donegal Carpets in the United States, and was instrumental in encouraging the visit of presidentJohn F. Kennedy to Ireland in June 1963. Dot also became a writer and a radio and TV commentator, and was a well-known celebrity in 1960s Ireland.[8]
Some sources have described Dot as an aunt of broadcasterRyan Tubridy,[9] while Ryan Tubridy himself, in his biography of John F. Kennedy, referred to Dot as his cousin. In fact, there is no apparent immediate family connection between Ryan Tubridy and either Dorothy (née Lawlor) or her late husband Capt. Mick Tubridy.[citation needed]
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