Paddy Meegan
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| Born | 1922 Syddan, County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 November 2012 (aged 90) Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Meegan (1922 – 14 November 2012) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Meath county team.[1]
Meegan made his first appearance for the team during the 1942 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1954 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and two National Football League medals. Meegan was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Meegan was a three-time county championship medalist with Syddan.
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Syddan
- Meath Senior Football Championship (3): 1951, 1952, 1956
- Meath Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1941
- Meath
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1949, 1954
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (5): 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952 (c), 1954
- National Football League (2): 1945–46, 1950–51
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (4): 1945, 1952 (c), 1953 (c), 1954
References
[edit]- ↑ "Death of Meath legend Paddy Meegan". Hogan Stand website. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.