Bernie Forde
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Beircheart Mac Giollarnáth | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
5 November 1957 Ardrahan, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Civil servant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ardrahan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 3 | ||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1978–1985 | Galway | 17 (6–26) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:14, 3 February 2014. | |||
Bernie Forde (born 5 November 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Galway senior team.
Born in Ardrahan, County Galway, Forde first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he joined the Galway under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1978 championship. Forde went on to play a key role for Galway for the next few years, and won one All-Ireland medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Forde won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a three-time Connacht medallist with Ardrahan. In addition to this he has also won three championship medals.
Throughout his career Forde made 17 championship appearances for Galway. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1985 championship.
In retirement from playing Forde became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as manager of the Ardrahan intermediate camogie team.
Forde enjoyed much success at underage levels with Ardrahan, winning championship medals in the minor and under-21 grades.
In 1974 Forde was a member of the Ardrahan senior team that made a long-awaited breakthrough in the championship. A 2–10 to 1–10 defeat of three-in-a-row hopefuls Castlegar gave him a championship medal. Forde later added a Connacht medal to his collection following a 9–12 to 1–6 trouncing of Tooreen.
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