Researching Tony Maher
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1101 people with the Maher surname? In that year Maher was ranked number 2501 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Tony means "Form of ANTHONY. priceless" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Tony Maher on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tony Maher and the Maher Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6213 people with the Maher surname in the UK? Maher is now ranked number 962 for popularity in the UK. |
Maher Family Tree Databases
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Maher Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Tony Maher. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tony Maher
Tony Maher
Tony Maher (born 12 January 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.
Maher made his first appearance for the team during the 1968–69 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1975 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals, three National League medals and two All-Star awards. Maher was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Maher is a two-time All-Ireland medalist with St. Finbarr's. In addition to this he has also won four Munster medals and seven county club championship medals.
Source: Tony Maher, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTony Maher (Gaelic footballer)
Tony Maher is a former Gaelic footballer from County Laois.
He played for Laois senior football team, primarily in midfield, throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s.
In 1991, he played on the Laois team beaten by Meath in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship.
He was appointed as manager of the Timahoe senior football team in late 2007 and guided them to the 2008 Laois Senior Football Championship final. He then managed them to win the 2010 intermediate title.
In 2013 he was named as the Laois under 21 football team manager and in late 2017 he was appointed as manager of his native club Stradbally for the 2018 season.
Source: Tony Maher (Gaelic footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Maher
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