Paddy McDonnell

Patrick Joseph McDonnell (29 April 1895 – 18 July 1977 ) was a Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. At club level, he played with O'Tooles and also lined out at inter-county level with Dublin.

Career

McDonnell first played competitive football during a golden age for the O'Tooles club. In ten years from 1918 until 1928 he won nine county senior championship medals with the club before adding a tenth in 1931.

Success at club level saw McDonnell join the Dublin senior team and he made his debut during the 1919 championship. Over the course of the next decade he had much success and won three successive All-Ireland medals between 1921 and 1923, albeit his first medal was as a non-playing substitute. He also won six Leinster medals.

His brother, Johnny McDonnell, was also an All-Ireland medal winner with Dublin.

Honours O'Tooles Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931

Dublin All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1921, 1922, 1923 Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1932 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1916 Leinster Junior Football Championship: 1916

Leinster Railway Cup: 1928, 1929, 1930