Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Mocléir | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born | 1 September 1907 Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland |
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Died | 9 May 1983 (aged 75) Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
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Occupation | Bank clerk / Publican | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1929-1943 |
Castlebar Mitchels Ballina Stephenites |
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Club titles | |||
Mayo titles | 9 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1930-1942 | Mayo | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 7 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 6 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Paddy Moclair (1 September 1907 – 9 May 1983) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward and as a full-back for the Mayo senior team. After retiring from Gaelic football he was a leading greyhound trainer.
Moclair joined the team during the 1930 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the conclusion of the 1942 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, seven Connacht medals, six National League medals and one All-Time All-Star Award.
Moclair enjoyed a fourteen-year club career with Castlebar Mitchels and Ballina Stephenites, winning nine county championship medals.
After retiring from Gaelic football he took up the training of racing greyhounds and gained a good reputation. His training career culminated in winning the 1948 Irish Greyhound Derby with a greyhound called Western Post on 4 September 1948.