Irish name Roibeard Mac Concaigh Limerick titles 5 Years Club | Position Forward Sport Hurling Name Bob McConkey | |
Died 5 January 1961 (aged 61)Limerick, Ireland | ||
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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.
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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 1918 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.