Biography
Tommy Daly was born in Tulla, County Clare in 1894. He was educated locally and later attended University College Dublin where he studied medicine. It was at UCD that Daly first tasted success on the hurling field. He was the goalkeeper on the college team that captured the Fitzgibbon Cup title in 1915. Daly won a further five Fitzgibbon Cup titles with the college in 1916, 1917, 1923, 1924 and 1927. After graduation he practiced medicine in London and regularly returned home for hurling matches.
Dr. Tommy Daly died in a car accident in Tuamgraney in 1936.
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