Paddy O'Keeffe

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| name = Paddy O'Keeffe

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| occupation = Labourer

| county = Cork

| province = Munster

| club = Carrigtwohill

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| icposition = Half-back

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| birth_date=1864

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Paddy O'Keeffe (born 1864) was an Irish hurler who played as a half-back for the Cork senior team.

O'Keeffe played for Cork for just one season in the 1893 championship. It was a successful year as he won a set of All-Ireland and Munster medals.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/cork/Profile.aspx|title=Cork GAA profile|publisher=Hogan Stand website|accessdate=28 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|archive-date=16 February 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|title=Senior Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|accessdate=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073637/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

At club level O'Keeffe enjoyed a lengthy career with Carrigtwohill.

O'Keeffe's son, John, also played with Cork and won an All-Ireland medal in 1919. They were the first father and son combination to achieve the distinction of capturing All-Ireland winners' medals.

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