
What is recorded here
Pat McDonald is a birthplace in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland. Perhaps Pat McDonald arrived in America with Clare soil still under his nails, ready to bury heavy balls in foreign fields. Maybe Doonbeg gave him lungs deep enough to breathe storm air and arms strong enough to throw it back. Imagine him remembering the sound of Atlantic water striking stone every time he pulled a weight overhead.
Why this person is known: American shot putter (1878–1954)
- Birthplace
- Doonbeg
Places near here
R.C. ChapelChurch · 121 yd
Doonbeg Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 180 yd
DoonbegFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 788 yd
Doonbeg BayBay · 1256 yd
Doonmore CastleRuins · 1440 yd
Promontory fortPromontory fort, coastal · 1447 yd
White StrandBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Doughmore BeachBeach / strand · 2.1 mi
Pulleen RockNamed rock · 3.0 miOther information
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