recorded 3-4 and a replay was necessary. Tipp made no mistake in the final and walloped Limerick by 6-4 to 3-1. In 1918 Hough was appointed captain of the Limerick senior hurling team. For the second year in-a-row Limerick reached the Munster final. Clare provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Hough’s side were the better team on the day. The final score of 11-3 to 1-2 tells its own story as Hough collected his first Munster title. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Limerick take on Wexford. The first-half saw Hough’s side go on a goal-scoring spree as Limerick took a half-time lead of 5-4 to 0-2. The goals continued in the second-half as Limerick won the game by 9-5 to 1-3, giving Hough his first All-Ireland medal. Hough's two wing backs were Jack Keane and Jimmy Humphries. This line was called the Hindenburg half back line after the famous WW1 German general. In 1919 Limerick reached their third consecutive Munster final. Cork were the opponents on that occasion, however, the All-Ireland champions were humbled with a 3-5 to 1-6 defeat. Hough’s side were heavily beaten by Cork again in the 1920 provincial decider. In 1921 the Munster championship was affected by political strife. Because of this only Cork and Limerick participated with both sides contesting the provincial final for the third consecutive year. Hough’s side avenged the defeats of the previous two years by beating Cork by 5-2 to 1-2. It was Hough’s second Munster title. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Limerick against Dublin. Once again, Limerick went on a goal-scoring rampage with captain Bob McConkey capturing four goals in all. Limerick went on to win the game by 8-5 to 3-2, giving Hough a second All-Ireland medal. Limerick surrendered their Munster crown to Tipperary after a replay in 1922, however, they reversed that defeat in 1923 with Hough adding a third Munster medal to his collection. He later lined out in his third All-Ireland final as Galway provided the opposition. In spite of Galway playing in the very first All-Ireland final they had yet to win a title. Limerick looked likely to capture a third All-Ireland title in six years, however, for the very first time the All-Ireland title went to a team from Connacht. The next few years saw Limerick go into decline in Munster. Hough retired from inter-county activity in 1926. He returned three years later