Bobby Beggs

Robert Beggs (25 February 1911 – 7 May 1993) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Skerries Harps and Wolfe Tones and at inter-county level with the Dublin and Galway senior football teams.[1]

Bobby Beggs
Personal information
Irish name Riobeard Ó Beig
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born (1911-02-25)25 February 1911
Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland
Died 7 May 1993(1993-05-07) (aged 82)
Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Fisherman
Club(s)
Years Club
 Skerries Harps
Wolfe Tones
Club titles
Galway titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1934; 1942
1935-1941
 Dublin
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1

Career

Beggs first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer on the Dublin senior team that lost the 1934 All-Ireland final to Galway.[2] A short time after this defeat, he took up employment in Galway and transferred his football allegiance. Beggs's seven seasons with the Galway senior team yielded a National League title, three Connacht Championship medals and All-Ireland success after a defeat of Kerry in the 1938 final. He also enjoyed club success with the Wolfe Tones club[3] and won two County Championship titles. After returning to Dublin, Beggs once again lined out with his native county and claimed a second All-Ireland winners' medal in 1942 at the expense of his former team.[4][5] He also secured Railway Cup medals with both Leinster and Connacht.

Personal life and death

Born in Skerries, County Dublin, Beggs spent his entire adult life working as a fisherman in his hometown and later in Claddagh, County Galway after moving for work before returning to Skerries.[6] His Galway-born son, Brian Beggs, won an All-Ireland Minor Championship title with Dublin in 1958. Beggs died in Beaumont Hospital on 7 May 1993 after suffering a stroke.

Honours
Wolfe Tones
Skerries Harps
Galway
Dublin
Leinster
Connacht

References
  1. Kerr, Rory (4 July 2020). "Skerries stalwart left a lasting legacy". Fingal Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. Kenny, Tom. "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser.
  3. "Wolfe Tones, county football champions, 1936". Galway Advertiser.
  4. Kerr, Rory (20 April 2015). "Harps pay fitting tribute to Bobby". Fingal Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. Hayes, Liam (2013). Heffo - A Brilliant Mind: A Biography of Kevin Heffernan. p. 52.
  6. "Dublin-born hotelier heads West to emulate her grandfather who won All-Irelands for two different counties". Irish Independent.
  7. Corrigan, Eoghan (2009). The History of Gaelic Football: The Definitive History of Gaelic Football from 1873. Gill & Macmillan.
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