Paddy Moriarty

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Patrick Moriarty
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Muireartaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Corner forward
Born Armagh, Northern Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Wolfe Tone, Derrymacash
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
All Stars 2

Paddy Moriarty (sometimes known as Pat Moriarty) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Wolfe Tone GAC, Derrymacash club and at senior level for the Armagh county team.

He won two All Stars, in 1972 and 1977, the first in the corner forward position and the second at centre half back. He was also named in the Irish Independent's 125 Greatest Stars of the GAA at number 104. [1] He was on the losing side in the 1977 All-Ireland SFC final.

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References

  1. "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.