Tommy Carroll (hurler)

Thomas Carroll (12 January 1898 – 22 February 1979) was an Irish hurler. Usually lining out at left corner-back or right wing-back, he was a member of the Kilkenny team that won the 1922 All-Ireland Championship.

Tommy Carroll

Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Cearúill
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Born	(1898-01-12)12 January 1898 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	22 February 1979(1979-02-22) (aged 81) Waterford, Ireland
Occupation	Farmer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1922-1936	Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	3
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1922-1931	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	6
All-Irelands	1
NHL	0

Carroll began his club career playing with Clonmore in the junior championship. He later enjoyed a lengthy career at senior level with Mooncoin. Carroll won county senior championship medals in 1927, 1932 and in 1936 as captain of the team.

After being selected for the Kilkenny senior team in 1922, he held his position as a back for much of the next decade. He won his first Leinster medal in 1922 before later winning his sole All-Ireland medal after Kilkenny's defeat of Tipperary in the final. Carroll won a further five Leinster medals in 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929 and 1931 and was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1926 and 1931.

Carroll died after a short illness on 22 February 1979.

Honours

Mooncoin

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1927, 1932, 1936 (c)

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1922
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931