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Paddy Moclair

Paddy Moclair
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Mocléir
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born 1 September 1907
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Died 9 May 1983 (aged 75)
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Occupation Bank clerk / Publican
Club(s)
Years Club
1929-1943 Castlebar Mitchels
Ballina Stephenites
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.


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