Paddy Cronin (Gaelic footballer)

Gaelic footballer
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IntroGaelic footballer
PlacesIreland
isFootball player Athlete Gaelic football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1921, Ballingeary
Age104 years
The details

Biography

Paddy Cronin (born 1921) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Cork senior team.
Cronin joined the team during the 1943 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the completion of the 1947 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.
Cronin also enjoyed a successful club career with Fermoy, winning one county championship medal.
Paddy Cronin was a teacher at Curraghgalla national School, he taught from the late 1940s to the early 1950s as a Head Teacher.

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