Henry Lawson Murphy (12 December 1882 – 5 January 1942) was an Irish

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player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and

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. Together with fellow Rovers players, Richard Gregg and Charles Power, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the

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. Murphy played in both the 3–1 win against Wales on 29 October and in the 8–1 defeat against

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in the final on 31 October. Olympians from Ireland
The Ireland team was part of the

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* 1882 births 1942 deaths Members of the Ireland field hockey team at the 1908 Summer Olympics Irish male field hockey players Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club players Ireland international men's field hockey players Dublin University Hockey Club players {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub