Patrick Grace (3 August 1917 – 21 July 1984) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Palmerstown, County Kilkenny, Grace first played competitive hurling during his schooling at CBS Kilkenny. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He joined the senior panel during the 1937-38 league. Grace immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals and six Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Grace won one Railway Cup medals. At club level he won five championship medals having played with Éire Óg, Carrickshock and Dicksboro. His grandsons, Tommy and Pádraig Walsh, have also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Kilkenny. His granddaughter, Grace, is a key member of the Kilkenny senior camogie team. Grace retired from inter-county hurling before the start of the 1950 championship. In retirement from playing Grace became heavily involved in the administrative affairs of the Gaelic Athletic Association. His tenure as secretary of the Kilkenny County Board spanned five decades. Playing career Club Grace began his club hurling career at underage levels with Éire Óg. He won three minor championship medals with the club during a four-year spell between 1932 and 1935. In 1936 Grace was just out of the minor grade when he joined the Éire Óg junior team. He won a championship medal in that grade that year following a 6-2 to 4-0 defeat of Moonrue. Both sides resumed their rivalry in the intermediate decider the following year. A huge 8-4 to 1-2 victory gave Grace a championship medal in that grade. By 1940 Grace had joined Carrickshock as the team were about to contest a third successive decider. A narrow 1-4 to 1-2 defeat of Mullinavat gave Grace a first championship medal in the senior grade. Old rivals and Grace's former club Éire Óg provided the opposition in the 1941 county final, however, Carrickshock finally retained the title following a one-point 4-5 to 3-7 victory. It was Grace's second championship medal. Carrickshock's great run of success continued in 1942 as the club qualified for a fifth successive final. Threecastles, who were appearing in their first decider in thirty-five years, were the opponents, however, a 3-2 to 2-3 victory