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Father Patrick Tully (Fr. Packie Tully) was a well-known figure inMeath GAA circles, particularly for his training of MeathGaelic football teams of 1949, 1954 and 1967 toAll Ireland Senior titles. Prior to the 1949 win Meath had never won a Senior All Ireland Title.Fr Tully was educated at Kentstown National School,St Finian's College, Mullingar andSt. Patrick's College, Maynooth,[1] where he was ordained a priest in 1942 and subsequently served in a number of parishes in the Meath dioceses when in 1948 he was posted toMoynalty. While based here he was elected County Board Chairman in 1949, a post he held for 20 years and combined this with training the Meath Senior football team.
As a player, he played with Navan De La Salles and Seneschalstown GAA Clubs in Meath. He was one of the organisers of the 1968 Meath footballers' tour of Australia, which would lead to theInternational Rules Series matches between Gaelic footballers andAustralian rules footballers.
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