Paddy Farnan

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Paddy Farnon
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Farannáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1936
Dublin, Ireland
Died 1991
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Clerk
Club(s)
YearsClub
St. Vincent's
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1953-1958
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

Patrick Farnan (born 1936) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

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Career

Farnan was a product of St. Joseph's CBS and won All-Ireland medals as a dual player in 1954 as the Dublin minor teams completed the double after defeats of Tipperary and Kerry. His development at club level with St. Vincent's saw him drafted onto the Dublin junior team in 1958, however, he was subsequently promoted to the senior team and enjoyed a successful season by claiming National League and Leinster Championship titles. Farnan's lined out at right corner-forward for Dublin's 1958 All-Ireland final defeat of Derry. [1] [2] [3] He ended his career by winning a second provincial title.

Honours

Dublin

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References

  1. "Dublin honour 1958 All-Ireland winners". Hogan Stand. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "Dublin's sweet sixteenth - How 16 years of hurt was finally ended in 1958". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. "The Dublin team before the start of the Dublin vs Derry All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football final, 28th September 1958". Irish Photo Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2021.