Paddy Harrington

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}

{{about|the Irish sportsman|his son and professional golfer|Pádraig Harrington}}

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{{Infobox GAA player

| code = Football

| sport = Gaelic football

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| name = Patrick Harrington

| irish = Pádraig Ó hArrachtáin

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| feet = 6

| inches = 0

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| occupation = Garda Síochána

| county = Cork

| province = Munster

| club = Ardgroom
Garda

| clposition = Full-back

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| clcounty = 0

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| counties = Cork

| icposition = Full-back

| icyears = 1950s–1960s

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| icprovince = 2

| icallireland = 0

| nfl = 1

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| birth_date = 1933

| birth_place = Ardgroom, County Cork, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|07|11|1933|01|01|df=yes}}

| death_place = St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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Patrick Harrington (1933 – July 2005), known as Paddy Harrington, was an Irish sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ardgroom in Cork and Garda in Dublin. Harrington was also a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=48741|title=The late Paddy Harrington|date=2005-07-12|work=www.hoganstand.com|accessdate=2009-04-22}} His son, Pádraig Harrington is a professional golfer and has won three major championships.

Harrington died in St. James's Hospital on {{Date|Jul 11, 2005}} from esophageal cancer at the age of 72.{{Cite news |last=Healy |first=Louise |date=14 July 2005 |title=Padraig's heartbreak as dad is laid to rest |url=https://prnt.sc/B902rtwAWntm |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=Evening Herald |pages=11 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}