Matt Gargan Gaelic games player
Matthew "Matt" Gargan (born 1877) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny and Waterford senior teams.Gargan made his first appearance for the Kilkenny team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1917 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals. He also frequently and illegally lined out with Waterford.At club level Gargan enjoyed a lengthy career with Erin's Own.Gargan's son, Jack, won an All-Ireland medal with Kilkenny in 1939, while his grandson, Frank Cogan, won an All-Ireland medal in football with Cork in 1973.