Columba McDyer
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Born
Kilraine, County Donegal, Ireland
OccupationTeacher of Construction Studies
SportGaelic football
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Columba McDyer (13 January 1921 – 18 September 2001)[1] was a Gaelic footballer who played for Cavan and Donegal.
McDyer was from Glenties, and played as a centre half-forward. He played with the Cavan team that won the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at the Polo Grounds in New York City. This resulted in him becoming the first Donegal man to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal.[citation needed]
Following his success with Cavan, McDyer returned to Donegal and his native Glenties where he coached the Donegal senior team for a number of years. He also collected a Railway Cup medal with Ulster in 1942 and he also played in the same competition with Connacht.[2][3]