Researching Mick Leahy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 466 people with the Leahy surname? In that year Leahy was ranked number 3113 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mick means "Form of MICHAEL. who is like God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mick Leahy on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mick Leahy and the Leahy Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2496 people with the Leahy surname in the UK? Leahy is now ranked number 2055 for popularity in the UK. |
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Mick Leahy (boxer)
Mick Leahy (12 March 1935 – 5 January 2010) was an Irish-born British professional boxer. Born in Cork, he became a British citizen in 1961 and lived the rest of his life in Coventry. In a career which spanned from 1956 to 1965, Leahy won the British Middleweight title and fought such names as László Papp and Nino Benvenuti.
Leahy began boxing as an amateur in Cork during the 1950s, where he became the Amateur Irish Lightweight Champion. After moving to Coventry to work in the building trade he was spotted by the manager George Middleton and he turned professional in 1956.
Source: Mick Leahy (boxer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMick Leahy (hurler)
Michael Leahy (1 March 1895 – 13 April 1950) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Tipperary and Cork senior teams from 1916 until 1931.
Leahy joined the Tipperary team as a substitute during the 1916 championship and lined out at irregular intervals over the course of the following decade. In 1927 Leahy joined the Cork senior hurling team, remaining with 'the Rebels' until 1931. Throughout his long career he won one All-Ireland winner's medal and two Munster winner's medals.
At club level Hassett played with the Boherlahan-Dualla and Thurles Sarsfields in Tipperary and with Blackrock in Cork, winning numerous county club championship winners' medals.
Source: Mick Leahy (hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Leahy
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