Denis O'Gorman was an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 hurler

Hurling

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 who played as a left corner-back and as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary

Tipperary GAA

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 senior team.

O'Gorman made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934

-Munster Senior Hurling Championship:-----------------All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:--------'-----Scoring:*Widest winning margin: 18 points**Dublin 5-4 : 0-1 Meath...

 and was a regular player over the course of the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....

 winners' medal and two Munster

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....

 winner's medals.

At club level, he enjoyed a lengthy career with Holycross-Ballycahill

Holycross-Ballycahill GAA

Holycross-Ballycahill GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the areas of Holycross and Ballycahill five miles outside Thurles in mid County Tipperary, Ireland.-History:...

, however, a county club championship

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary hurling clubs...

 winners' medals eluded him.

O'Gorman also won four Railway Cup winners' medals with Munster

Munster GAA

The Munster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.-Constituent counties:*Cork*Clare*Kerry*Limerick*Tipperary*Waterford-Honours:...

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