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 at senior level for the Mayo county team.[1] After retiring from Gaelic football he was a leading greyhound trainer.[2]

Gaelic football career

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.[3]

Moclair experienced a fourteen-year club career with Castlebar Mitchels and Ballina Stephenites, winning nine county championship medals.

Retirement

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.[4][5]

Cup

Starting in 1971, the Paddy Moclair Cup is awarded to the winners of the Mayo Senior Football Championship.

References

  1. ↑ "Paddy Moclair, superstar". Connaught Telegraph. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  3. ↑ "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 261. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  5. ↑ Fortune, Michael. "The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby". Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0332-3536.


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