Pádraig Tyers
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Tyers | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
1925 Touraneena, County Waterford | ||
Died |
19 February 2010 (aged 84) Bishopstown, Cork | ||
Occupation | Irish language scholar | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1940s–1960s | Lees | ||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1954–1956 | Cork | 8 (0–00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Pádraig Tyers (1925 – 19 February 2010) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Lees and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1954 until 1956. Tyers also enjoyed a distinguished career as an Irish language scholar, author and educator.[1]
References
- ↑ "Irish language scholar and committed educator". Irish Times. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
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