Christopher "Christy" Forde (21 December 1903 – 20 November 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the

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and Tipperary senior teams. Forde made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. During that time he won one

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medal, two

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medals and one

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medal. At club level Forde began his career with Lorrha–Dorrha before later playing club hurling in Dublin.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forde, Christy 1903 births 1959 deaths Lorrha-Dorrha hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers Hurling goalkeepers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen