Tim Condon

Tim Condon

Personal information
Irish name	Tadhg Condún
Sport	Hurling
Born	(1876-05-12)12 May 1876 Ballinure, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	Ballinure, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation	Plasterer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Horse and Jockey Boherlahen-Dualla
Club titles
Tipperary titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1896–1907	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	3

Timothy Condon (12 May 1876 – 22 May 1918) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local clubs Horse and Jockey and Tubberadora and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team between 1896 and 1907.

Biography

Raised in Ballinure, County Tipperary, Condon was born to Michael Condon, a slater, and his wife Johanna. After a brief education he later worked as a plasterer in his local area.

Condon first came to prominence as a hurler with the Tubberadora club with whom he won a Tipperary Championship medal in 1898. He later won a second championship medal as captain of the Horse and Jockey in 1898.

After impressing at club level, Condon joined the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1896 championship. Over the following four seasons he won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1896, 1898 and as captain in 1899 after respective defeats of Dublin, Kilkenny and Wexford. Condon also won three Munster Championship medals. He continued to play for Tipperary at various times until 1907.

Condon died from tuberculosis on 22 May 1918.

Honours

Tubberadora

• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1898

Horse and Jockey

• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1899 (c)

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1896, 1898, 1899 (c)
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1896, 1898, 1899 (c)

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mikey Maher	Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain 1899	Succeeded by Ned Hayes
Achievements
Preceded by Mikey Maher	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1899	Succeeded by Ned Hayes