Organisation : Waterford County Museum
Article Title : People in Waterford History - 20th Century
Page Title : Maurice Fraher
Page Number : 11
Publication Date : 26 July 2001
Expiry Date : Never Expires
Category : Historical Articles
URL : http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/21/11/?lang=en

Maurice FraherAthlete (1894-1951)

He was a son of Dan Fraher. Became a notable sportsman, he held the Munster and All Ireland championship titles in athletics and was a notable weightlifter. He was the first pupil to attend Padiaig Pearse's Irish school St. Enda's near Dublin. He died in 1951 on his way home from the 'Fraher Field' at Shandon.


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