curtain down on Leahy's club hurling career. Inter-county Leahy first played for the Tipperary senior hurling team in a tournament game in 1909. It was 1914, however, before he made his championship debut. Two years later Leahy was captain of the team as he played in his first Munster final. Cork provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Leahy collected his first Munster Senior Hurling Championship medal as Tipperary won by 5–0 to 1–2. Galway were beaten in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final, resulting in a Tipperary-Kilkenny All-Ireland final. The game itself wasn't played until 21 January 1917. Tipperary fell behind by five points at half-time, however, the side fought back. Tipperary's Tommy Shanahan and Kilkenny's Dick Grace were both sent off. In spite of this Tipperary won the game by 5–4 to 3–2 giving Leahy his first All-Ireland medal. 1917 saw Tipperary draw with Limerick 3–4 apiece in the Munster final. In the replay Tipperary made no mistake and won comfortably, giving Leahy a second Munster. The absence of the All-Ireland semi-finals allowed Tipperary to advance directly to the championship decider where Dublin provided the opposition. Tipperary native Bob Mockler scored 1–2 from midfield as Dublin won the game by 5–4 to 4–2. Tipperary went into decline for a number of year following this defeat, however, the team bounced back in 1922 with Leahy collecting a third Munster title as captain. Galway fell in the All-Ireland semi-final, setting up a championship decider with old rivals Kilkenny. Leahy's side were up by three points with three minutes to go, however, two quick Kilkenny goals resulted in a 4–2 to 2–6 victory for Kilkenny. It would be another forty-five years before they beat Tipperary in the championship again. Tipperary surrendered their provincial crown to Limerick in 1923, however, Leahy won a fourth Munster medal as captain in 1924. Galway, the reigning All-Ireland champions, played against Tipperary in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final. It was a close affair, however, Galway won by a single point. In 1925 Leahy added a fifth and final Munster medal to his collection as Tipperary beat Waterford in the provincial final. Antrim were defeated by Tipperary in the penultimate game of the championship, setting up an All-Ireland final with Galway. Tipperary won the game by 5–6 to 1–5 giving Leahy his second All-Ireland medal as captain. Three years later he had his final success with Tipperary. The team remained