James Conway (hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
James Conway
Fullname:James Conway
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Redmonds
Clposition:Forward
Clubs:Redmonds
Clyears:1880s-1890s
Clcounty:1
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Forward
Icyears:1892
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland

James Conway was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Redmonds and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team for one season in 1892.

Playing career

Club

Conway played his club hurling with the famous Redmonds club and enjoyed some success. He won a county senior championship title in 1892.

Inter-county

Conway first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Cork as part of the Redmond's selection in 1892. That year he lined out in his first provincial decider with All-Ireland champions Kerry providing the opposition. An exciting game developed, however, at full-time Cork were the champions by 5-3 to 2-5.[1] It was Conway's first, and only, Munster title. Cork's next game was an All-Ireland final meeting with Dublin. The game was a controversial one as referee Dan Fraher changed his mind after initially awarding a goal to Cork. He eventually decided that the GAA's Central Council should decide the matter. Dublin, however, had walked off the field and, because of this, Cork were awarded the title. It gave Conway an All-Ireland title.[2] He never lined out with Cork again.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior Hurling - Munster Final Winning Teams (1887-2007) . . 2009-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719154803/http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html . 19 July 2008 .
  2. Web site: Cork Hurling Profile. www.hoganstand.com. 2009-03-10. 16 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx. dead.