Dick Doherty

Patrick Richard Doherty (21 January 1886 – 11 April 1966) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Mooncoin and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Dick Doherty

Personal information
Irish name	Risteard Ó Dochartaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Half-back
Born	(1886-01-23)23 January 1886 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	11 April 1966(1966-04-11) (aged 80) Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	Publican
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	3
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1906-1913	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	5
All-Irelands	5

Career

Doherty first played hurling as a member of the Mooncoin club in south Kilkenny. He was part of the club's team that won Kilkenny SHC titles in 1906, 1908 and 1913.^[1][2] Doherty retired from hurling shortly after his third title victory, however, he returned for one final game when, in 1924, he replaced the injured Wattie Dunphy.^[3]

At inter-county level, Doherty joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1906. His career yielded five Leinster SHC medals in seven seasons between 1907 and 1913.^[4] Doherty also won five All-Ireland SHC medals after defeats of Cork (1907 and 1912) and Tipperary (1909, 1911, 1913).^[5][6] His other honours include back-to-back Railway Shield titles with Leinster.

Death

Doherty died at St Columba's Hospital in Thomastown on 11 April 1966, at the age of 80.^[7]

Honours

Mooncoin

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1906, 1908, 1913

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913

Leinster

• Railway Shield: 1907, 1908