Peter Quinn (Gaelic footballer)

Peter Quinn, who lived from 1925 to 30 January 2016, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a wing-back at senior level for the Mayo county team. He was also credited as Peter Quinlan, a name used to avoid the ban on clerics playing inter-county football. Born near Ballina, County Mayo, he was introduced to Gaelic football at St Muredach's College and first lined out as a minor with Ardnaree before joining the club's senior team. For Mayo he played a key part in a very successful era, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1950 and 1951 and four Connacht Senior Football Championship medals between 1948 and 1951, and he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. He retired from inter-county football after the 1951 championship. A native of Quignashee, Ballina, he was ordained for the Columban Missionaries at Dalgan Park, Navan, in 1950 and later served as a pastor in Florida before returning to Ireland.