Pádraig Tyers

Pádraig Tyers
Personal information
Irish namePádraig Tyers
SportGaelic football
PositionGoalkeeper
Born1925
Touraneena, County Waterford
Died19 February 2010 (aged 84)
Bishopstown, Cork
OccupationIrish language scholar
Club(s)
YearsClub
1940s–1960sLees
Club titles
Cork titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1954–1956Cork8 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles1
All-Irelands0
NFL1

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

  1. "Irish language scholar and committed educator". Irish Times. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-14.