Paddy Farnan Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Paddy Farnon
Irish:Pádraig Ó Farannáin
Feet:5
Inches:9
Occupation:Clerk
County:Dublin
Province:Leinster
Cposition:Goalkeeper
Clubs:St. Vincent's
Counties:Dublin
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icyears:1953-1958
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nfl:1
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Birth Date:1936
Death Date:1991

Patrick Farnan (born 1936) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

Farnan was a product of St. Joseph's CBS and won All-Ireland medals as a dual player in 1954 as the Dublin minor teams completed the double after defeats of Tipperary and Kerry. His development at club level with St. Vincent's saw him drafted onto the Dublin junior team in 1958, however, he was subsequently promoted to the senior team and enjoyed a successful season by claiming National League and Leinster Championship titles. Farnan's lined out at right corner-forward for Dublin's 1958 All-Ireland final defeat of Derry.[1] [2] [3] He ended his career by winning a second provincial title.

Honours

Dublin

1958

1958, 1959

1957-58

1954

1954

1954

1954

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dublin honour 1958 All-Ireland winners. Hogan Stand. 2 June 2021. 23 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Dublin's sweet sixteenth - How 16 years of hurt was finally ended in 1958. Irish Independent. 1 June 2021. 26 August 2019. Rónán. Mac Lochlainn.
  3. Web site: The Dublin team before the start of the Dublin vs Derry All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football final, 28th September 1958.. Irish Photo Archive. 3 June 2021.