Barney Rock

Barney Rock
Personal information
Irish name Brian Mac Concharraige
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born January 10, 1961 (1961-01-10) (age 51)
Ballymun, Dublin
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation ESB worker
Club(s)
Years Club
1970s-1990s Ballymun Kickhams
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1980-1991 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 3

Barney Rock (born 10 January 1961 in Ballymun, Dublin) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballymun Kickhams and was a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team from 1980 until 1991.[1] Rock is regarded as one of Dublin's greatest-ever players.

Rock was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1991 local elections for the Progressive Democrats. He stood for election to the Finglas ward of Dublin Corporation.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dublin GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  2. ^ "Dublin results". The Irish Times. 1 July 1991. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1991/0701/Pg017.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.