Background
He was born in Kilrush, county Clare and entered the Irish Army as a cadet in November 1941, serving at Ballincollig, county Cork.
He was born in Kilrush, county Clare and entered the Irish Army as a cadet in November 1941, serving at Ballincollig, county Cork.
He joined the Cork Gaelic Football team and played as a left wing-forward for the Cork senior team in 1945. Tubridy played for the team for just one season in the 1945 championship. At club level Tubridy played with the Kilrush Shamrocks and Army clubs.
After retiring from the army on 25 January 1954, he was manager of Joe McGrath"s Trimblestown Study Farm in Kildalkey, county Meath.
He died on 16 April 1954 following a riding accident at Trimblestown and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery on 19 April 1954. The Kilrush Shamrocks playing field is officially named “Captain Tubridy Memorial Park” in his honour, although it is affectionately known as “the Cricket Field”.
lieutenant is located 1 mile south of Kilrush on the road to the Killimer car ferry.
