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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Ó hArrachtáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born |
1933 Ardgroom, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Died |
11 July 2005(2005-07-11) (aged 72) St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ardgroom Garda | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1950s–1960s | Cork | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Patrick Harrington (1933 – July 2005), known as Paddy Harrington, was an Irish sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ardgroom in Cork and Garda in Dublin. Harrington was also a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s. His son, Pádraig Harrington is a professional golfer and has won three major championships.
Harrington died in St. James's Hospital on 11 July 2005 from esophageal cancer at the age of 72.
References
- "The late Paddy Harrington". www.hoganstand.com. 12 July 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- Healy, Louise (14 July 2005). "Padraig's heartbreak as dad is laid to rest". Evening Herald. p. 11. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
Cork – 1956 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up | |
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