Bob McConkey

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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)

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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.{{cite news|url=https://finbarrconnolly.com/1918-2/|title=Limerick 1918|publisher=Finbarr Connolly|accessdate=17 August 2017}}

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.

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Category:1895 births

Category:1961 deaths

Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners

Category:Irish carpenters

Category:Limerick inter-county hurlers

Category:Munster inter-provincial hurlers

Category:Young Irelands (Limerick) hurlers