Paddy Meegan
Irish Gaelic footballer

Paddy Meegan

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Irish Gaelic footballer
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Birth:
1922
Death:
14 November 2012
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Patrick "Paddy" Meegan (1922 – 14 November 2012) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward for the Meatah senior team.
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.

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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): 1957, 1949, 1951, 1952 (c), 1954
  • National Football League (2): 1945-46, 1950-51
Leinster
  • Railway Cup (4): 1945, 1952 (c), 1953 (c), 1954