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Irish name
  
Padraig Mocleir

Years
  
Club

All stars
  
1

Occupation
  
Bank clerk / Publican

All irelands
  
1

Position
  
Full-forward

Died
  
May 9, 1983

Sport
  
Gaelic football

Name
  
Paddy Moclair


1929-1943
  
Castlebar Mitchels Ballina Stephenites

Paddy Moclair (1 September 1907 – 9 May 1983) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward and as a full-back for the Mayo senior team. After retiring from Gaelic football he was a leading greyhound trainer.

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.

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

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.

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Paddy Moclair Wikipedia