Paddy may refer to:
People
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Paddy (given name) Paddy is a diminutive form of the male given names Patrick (given name), Patrick, Patricia, Pádraig, Pádraic and variant forms. It is also a nickname.
Notable people include:
*Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician and diplomat
*Paddy Ba ...
, a list of people with the given name or nickname
*A nickname or slur for an
Irish person
Birds
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Paddy (pigeon)
Paddy (Pigeon number NPS.43.9451) was an Irish carrier pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal after being the fastest pigeon to arrive back in England with news of the success of the D-Day invasion, out of hundreds dispatched. He flew 230 miles (37 ...
, a Second World War carrier pigeon
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Snowy sheathbill
The snowy sheathbill (''Chionis albus''), also known as the greater sheathbill, pale-faced sheathbill, and paddy, is one of two species of sheathbill. It is usually found on the ground. It is the only land bird native to the Antarctic continent. ...
or paddy, a bird species
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Black-faced sheathbill
The black-faced sheathbill (''Chionis minor''), also called the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, aberrant wader, shorebirds which are terrestrial (land)scavengers of subantarctic islands.
Description
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, also known as the paddy bird
Entertainment
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''Paddy'' (film), a 1970 Irish comedy
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Paddy Kirk
Paddy Dingle (also Kirk) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Dominic Brunt. He has been married five times: to Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) in 1999 and 2024, to Emily Kirk, Emily Dingle (Kate McGregor) in ...
, a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''
Other uses
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Paddy field, a type of cultivated land
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Paddy (unmilled rice)
Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much less commonly, ...
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Paddy mail
Paddy mails were workmen's trains operated by companies in Britain to transport workers from their "shanty villages" to their place of work or between the work sites.
Originally they were operated by railway contractors on temporary tracks laid ...
, a train for construction workers
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Paddy Whiskey
Paddy is a brand of blended Irish whiskey produced by the Sazerac Company. As of 2016, Paddy is the fourth largest-selling Irish whiskey in the World.
History
The Cork Distilleries Company was founded in 1867 to merge four existing distilleries ...
, a liquor
See also
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Patty (disambiguation)
A patty
A patty is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Common ground meat used include beef, bison, elk, turkey, chicken, ostrich, and salmon. Patties are found in multipl ...
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Paddi (disambiguation)
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Padi (disambiguation)
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