Liam Clifford
William Peter "Liam" Clifford (27 June 1876 – 24 February 1949) was the ninth president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1926–1928).
Involved in the dairy co-operative movement in Limerick and neighbouring Clare for many years, Clifford became the Department of Agriculture’s chief dairy inspector in 1936.[1]
Clifford was chairman of the Limerick county board for 20 years, and also had a term as chairman of the Munster board.[citation needed]
Under Liam Clifford's leadership, the Tipperary team toured America,[2] and the GAA decided to allocate ten percent of gate receipts for ground development, which led to the provision of grounds throughout the country,[3] for which Clifford has been called "the great apostle of grounds development".[4]
References[]
- ^ "GAA Presidents". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.askaboutireland.ie/aai-files/assets/libraries/limerick-city-library/reading-room/sport/william-p-clifford.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ "Fedamore". visitballyhoura.com.
- ^ Sweeney, Eamonn (13 August 2004). O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sport. The O’Brien Press. ISBN 9780862788544. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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