Patrick Michael McIntyre

Born on September 18, 1932, on the Mullet peninsula in County Mayo, Ireland, he was the eldest of ten children Born to Michael and Catherine McIntyre, and grew up speaking Gaelic on the family’s small farm in the picturesque seaside village of Faulmore, near Blacksod Bay.

As a boy and young man, Paddy loved playing Gaelic football and attending local dances. He remained an avid footballer, dancer, and a loyal Mayo man, long after he left Faulmore, as a teenager. Like many in his generation, he emigrated for economic reasons, traveling first to Scotland, before he was even 15 years of age, where he worked on a farm and sent money home to his family. By 1951, Paddy had decided to seek his fortunes in America, and he boarded the George Janick in the Port of Cork, bound for New York.

Upon his arrival in the US, he first lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where he had family, working as a machinist at a copper and brass factory. An immigrant, he wasted no time becoming a patriot, and enlisted in the US Army in the summer of 1955. Initially based at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Paddy was deployed to Europe, where he served in the Military Police. His educational opportunities had been limited in Ireland, but the US Army enabled him to earn his GED. After two years of active duty, he served two more years in the National Guard in Springfield, Massachusetts.

In the spring of 1960, Paddy married Sheila Foley, whom he had met in the Catskills. They settled in New York City and had two children, Michael and Patricia, whom he adored.

Paddy had a gift for numbers and business. While employed as a machinist at Sunshine Biscuits on Long Island, he managed to save enough money to start his own business. In 1965, he opened Pat McIntyre’s Tavern on South Broadway in Yonkers, New York. He worked seven days a week to grow the business and assure its success. By the early 1970’s, he had opened a second pub, the Brian Boru in Woodlawn in the Bronx. He went on to own a restaurant in Westchester County, the Hawthorne Inn.

Although he worked tirelessly, Paddy loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed time with his grandchildren, watching them play sports, and after he retired, spending summers at his cottage in Faulmore, visiting family each day and meeting the lads at Teach John Joe for a pint. He was a great storyteller and generous to a fault. He will be dearly missed by too many to count on both sides of the Atlantic.

Patrick is survived by his son Michael McIntyre, his wife Dottie, (of Cincinnati, Ohio) and their children: Bridget, Michael, Mary Cate, and Patrick; daughter Patricia Dukes, her husband Kenneth (of Oneonta, New York) and their children, Teresa and Kenny.

Calling hours will take place from 10am to 11am on Friday, June 16 at Lester R. Grumman Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta, NY. A service will follow at 11:30am at St. Mary’s Church, 39 Walnut Street, Oneonta, NY and will be live streamed on Lester R. Grumman’s Facebook page.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Patrick’s memory to the NYS Veteran’s Home, Resident in Need Fund, 4207 NY-220, Oxford, New York 13830.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grummonsfuneralhome.com for the McIntyre family.