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Flaherty played inter-county hurling for Galway from 1936 to 1953,
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medal with
Ballinasloe when they won the championship in 1951.
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All-Ireland Senior
Hurling Championship Final referees
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The
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407:John Conroy
297:Railway Cup
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87:20 May 1992
451:Categories
439:Con Murphy
417:Con Murphy
327:References
285:captaining
104:Occupation
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33:Irish name
387:Jim Barry
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317:Tipperary
303:in 1947.
269:Bohermore
176:1936–1953
79:, Ireland
58:Half back
301:Connacht
293:New York
249:football
225:Flaherty
96:Nickname
54:Position
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364:29 June
112:Club(s)
49:Hurling
232:hurler
181:Galway
164:County
77:Galway
401:1946
321:Laois
229:Irish
217:M. J.
160:Years
117:Years
46:Sport
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