Limerick mourns as Grand slam hero Paddy Reid passes away

The death occurred in his native Limerick yesterday of Paddy Reid, one of the country’s most celebrated rugby players.

Sun, 10 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Charlie Mulqueen

He was one of two surviving members of the Irish team that completed the Five Nations Grand Slam in 1948, leaving Bertie O’Hanlon of Dolphin as the last to carry the flag for that famous team.

Paddy Reid was born on St Patrick’s Day, 1944, into a very strong Garryowen family.

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Courts Rugby Paddy Reid Limerick Place: Limerick Place: South Africa Place: Lansdowne Road Place: Mardyke Place: London Place: Paris Place: Twickenham Place: Ravenhill Place: Belfast Place: Halifax Place: Wembley Place: Bradford Person: Paddy Reid Person: Bertie O’Hanlon Person: Garryowen Person: William Person: Joe Person: Tom Reid Person: Paddy Person: Tom Clifford Person: Jack Kyle Person: Karl Mullen Person: Reid Person: Batt Hayes Person: Jimmy Corcoran Person: Ernie Keeffe Person: Con Roche Person: John Hardcastle Person: Mick O’Flanagan Person: Molly Malone Person: Cecil Person: Pat Person: Deirdre Whelan Person: Cecil Clarke Event: Five Nations Grand Slam Event: St Patrick’s Day Event: Second World War Event: Munster Senior Cup Event: Triple Crown Event: Grand Slam Event: 1951 Challenge Cup Event: Irish Senior Cup Organisation: Dolphin Organisation: Lions Organisation: Limerick CBS Organisation: Crescent College Organisation: Munster Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Young Munster Organisation: Ireland Organisation: France Organisation: Australia Organisation: Wallabies Organisation: England Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Rugby League Organisation: Huddersfield Organisation: Rugby Union Organisation: Lansdowne

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