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{{Short description|Irish hurler (1895–1961)}}
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| birth_date = 11 January 1895
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| death_date = 5 January 1961 (aged 66)
| death_place=[[O'Connell Street, Limerick|O'Connell Avenue]], [[Limerick]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
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'''Bob McConkey''' (born 1895 in [[Limerick]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britaina and Ireland|Ireland]] was an [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsperson. He played [[hurling]] with his local club [[Young Irelands GAA (Limerick)|Young Irelands]] and with the [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] senior inter-county team from the 1910s until the 1930s. McConkey captained Limerick to the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] title in 1921.
'''Robert McConkey''' (11 January 1895 – 5 January 1961) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Hurling|hurler]]. His [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] career at the senior level with the [[Limerick county hurling team|Limerick county team]] spanned sixteen years from 1918 until 1934.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://finbarrconnolly.com/1918-2/|title=Limerick 1918|publisher=Finbarr Connolly|accessdate=17 August 2017}}</ref>


McConkey first played competitive hurling with the [[St Patrick's GAA (Limerick)|St Patrick's]] club in Limerick. He later joined the [[Young Irelands GAA (Limerick)|Young Irelands]] club and won five [[Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|county senior championship]] medals between 1920 and 1932.
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Impressive displays at the club level brought McConkey to the attention of the Limerick senior team selectors and he was quickly added to the team. Over the course of a sixteen-year period, he won three [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medals, beginning with his first in 1918, a second as captain of the team in 1921 and a third and final winners' medal in 1934. McConkey also won four [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster]] medals.
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After being chosen on the [[Munster GAA|Munster]] inter-provincial team for the first time in 1927, McConkey was an automatic choice on the panel for two seasons. During that time he won one [[Railway Cup]] medal.

==Honours==

;Young Irelands
*[[Limerick Senior Hurling Championship]] (5): [[1920 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1920]], [[1922 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1922]], [[1928 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1928]], [[1930 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1930]], [[1932 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1932]]

;Limerick
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (3): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1918|1918]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1921|1921]] (c), [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934|1934]]
*[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]] (4): [[1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1918]], [[1921 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1921]] (c), [[1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1923]], [[1934 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1934]]

;Munster
*[[Railway Cup]] (1): [[1928 Railway Cup Hurling Championship|1928]]

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==References==
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[[Category:1895 births]]

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[[Category:1961 deaths]]
* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
[[Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners]]
* Fullam, Brendan, ''Captains of the Ash'' (Wolfhound Press, 2002).
[[Category:Irish carpenters]]

[[Category:Limerick inter-county hurlers]]
==External links==
[[Category:Munster inter-provincial hurlers]]

[[Category:Young Irelands (Limerick) hurlers]]
* [http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html Munster final winning teams]
* [http://www.hoganstand.com/Limerick/Profile.aspx Limerick GAA honours]

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Latest revision as of 20:16, 17 September 2024

Robert McConkey
Personal information
Irish name Roibéard Mac Concaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 11 January 1895
Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland
Died 5 January 1961 (aged 66)
O'Connell Avenue, Limerick, Ireland
Occupation Carpenter
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Patrick's
Young Irelands
Club titles
Limerick titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1918–1934
 Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 3
NHL 0

Robert McConkey (11 January 1895 – 5 January 1961) was an Irish hurler. His championship career at the senior level with the Limerick county team spanned sixteen years from 1918 until 1934.[1]

McConkey first played competitive hurling with the St Patrick's club in Limerick. He later joined the Young Irelands club and won five county senior championship medals between 1920 and 1932.

Impressive displays at the club level brought McConkey to the attention of the Limerick senior team selectors and he was quickly added to the team. Over the course of a sixteen-year period, he won three All-Ireland medals, beginning with his first in 1918, a second as captain of the team in 1921 and a third and final winners' medal in 1934. McConkey also won four Munster medals.

After being chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for the first time in 1927, McConkey was an automatic choice on the panel for two seasons. During that time he won one Railway Cup medal.

Honours

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Young Irelands
Limerick
Munster

References

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  1. ^ "Limerick 1918". Finbarr Connolly. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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