Patrick "Weeshie" Murphy
Gaelic footballer and administrator
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| Intro | Gaelic footballer and administrator | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| is | Football player Athlete Gaelic football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Death | 1973 | |
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Patrick Aloyius "Weeshie" Murphy was born in Bere Island. Moved to Cork for work reasons. He served the GAA for many years, both as a player and an administrator. He played at full back for Cork GAA on the 1945 All-Ireland Football winning team. He played his club football for St. Finbarr's and Lees.
He served as Chairman of Cork County Board from 1955 to 1965, and was Chairman of the Munster Council at the time of his death in 1973. Dr. Con Murphy, team doctor to the Cork Inter-County teams, is his son.