A wave of sadness swept over Co Leitrim in April when legendary Leitrim footballer Pakie McGarty (87) passed away. He was Leitrim s greatest ever footballer, a .
Funeral of Pakie McGarty taking place this morning
Thursday, April 8, 2021
The funeral of legendary Leitrim footballer Pakie McGarty is taking place in Dublin this morning.
Regarded as Leitrim s greatest ever footballer, he was a revered figure in the county and further afield and was a superstar of his time.
Born in Mohill in 1933, Pakie McGarty played for the Leitrim county team for 23 years between 1949 and 1971, playing his first senior game at the age of 16.
He played in four Connacht Senior Football Championship finals with Leitrim, from 1957 to 1960, narrowly losing in 1958 as McGarty famously left the field with his jersey ripped to shreds, the only way the Galway backs could stop him.
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