Bob McConkey

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

Bob 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

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 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
Young Irelands
Limerick
Munster

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