Paul Doyle (1889 – 29 May 1953) was an
Irish Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
er who played as a left corner-forward for the
Kildare senior team.
Doyle made his first appearance for the team during the
1917 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the
1931 championship. During that time he won three
All-Ireland medals and six
Leinster medals. Doyle was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
At club level Doyle began his career with
Suncroft
Suncroft () is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, south of The Curragh and east of Kildare Town. As of 2016, Suncroft had a population of 746.
Name
The name Suncroft means "a sun blessed croft". According to local folklore, Suncroft was n ...
before later lining out with the
Army Metro team.
References
1899 births
1953 deaths
Suncroft Gaelic footballers
Army Metro Gaelic footballers
Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers
Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
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