Paddy Phelan

Paddy Phelan, formally Patrick Phelan, was an Irish hurler who lived from 1910 until his death on 7 December 1971 and played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Freshford, County Kilkenny, he joined the Kilkenny senior team at twenty-one, made his debut in the 1931 championship and played a key part for more than a decade. He won four All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships, in 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1939, eight Leinster Senior Hurling Championships between 1931 and 1940 and one National Hurling League title, and he won four Railway Cup medals with Leinster. At club level he played with Tullaroan, winning the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship in 1930, 1933 and 1934.