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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Maitiú Mac Donnchadha | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
1936 Ballygar, County Galway | ||
Died | 11 April 2005 | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Nickname | Big Matt | ||
Occupation | National school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1955–1969 | Ballygar | ||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1956–1968 | Galway | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 10 | ||
All-Irelands | 4 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
Matthew "Mattie" McDonagh (1936 – 11 April 2005) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Ballygar and at senior level for the Galway county team from 1956 until 1968. McDonagh later served as manager of the Galway team. He is the only man from Connacht with four All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner's medals.[1]