Paddy Burke
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig de Búrca
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born 1921
Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 14 November 1955 (aged 34)
Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Health inspector
Club(s)
Years Club
 Milltown/Castlemaine
Club titles
Kerry titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1946
 Kerry 6 (3-08)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Patrick Joseph Burke (1921 – 14 November 1955) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Milltown/Castlemaine and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Club

At club level he lined out with Milltown/Castlemaine. He helped the club to win the first Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1947.

Intercounty

Minor

Burke lined out with Kerry at minor level in 1938. He won a Munster Minor Football Championship title scoring 1-01 in an 8-09 to 1-02 win over Cork i the final. He would go on to line out in the All-Ireland final but was on the losing side to Cavan.[1]

Junior

He wouldn't line out with Kerry again until 1946 with the county Junior side. His only appearance being against Tipperary.[2]

Senior

His displays withe the Junior side seen him make his first appearance at Senior inter-county level with Kerry during the 1946 Munster Championship. He won a Munster Championship medal that season, however, the highlight of his brief inter-county career was the 1946 All-Ireland final replay defeat of Roscommon.[3][4]

Personal life and death

Burke was born in Milltown, County Kerry and worked as a health inspector. His sporting career was cut short by illness and he died at the age of 34 on 14 November 1955.

Honours

Kerry

References

  1. ↑ https://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/439/Paddy-Burke/Minor
  2. ↑ https://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/439/Paddy-Burke/Junior
  3. ↑ "Footballing great who inspired Roscommon and led them to two All-Ireland titles". Irish Times. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "A short history of GAA cancellations and postponements". RTÉ Sport. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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