Paddy Roche, Galway Footballer

Dear CautiousKate:

Thanks for your post to the Ireland Reaching Out message board. 

I will follow this up with several of our local volunteers to see if anyone has any information for you.

Kind regards,

Jane.

Thank you Jane.  I further discovered that Paddy Roche actually played for Galway up to 1929 but have been unable to find any records after that.

Hello Cautiouskate,

My name is Clare Horgan, I am a volunteer at Claregalway, Co. Galway. 

Your best bet may be to search old newspapers.  A very good website to search Galway newspapers is Irish Irish Newspaper Archives 

https://www.irishnewsarchive.com.

It is a subscription but they do do a free trial. https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/free-trial. Just be aware if you put credit card details online to remove the day before the subscription is up or else you may get charge additional.

Hope this helps.

Clare

I am also looking for information on Paddy Roche and I have just found out there maybe a family connection

Hi DebC,  I have only today seen your post on IrelandXo as I had kind of given up checking in.  Just wondering if you have found any further information.  I see you mention that maybe you also have a family connection.  The connection I have is through my husband's family.  It seems that Paddy Roche's Uncle, Matthew Roche, married my husband's Grand Aunt, Margaret Smyth.  I have been unable to find records for a number of members of Paddy Roche's family.  I do know at least one of them went to the U.S.A.  Just wondering what your connection might be.  Regards