Bronze statue of Mackey to be unveiled in Castleconnell

He already has a GAA stadium stand and roundabout named after him but one of Ireland’s greatest ever hurlers has now been immortalised in bronze.

Bronze statue of Mackey to be unveiled in Castleconnell
Tue, 14 May, 2013 - 01:00
Kathryn Hayes

A statue in memory of the late GAA legend Mick Mackey will be unveiled in his native Co Limerick village of Castleconnell this weekend.

Born in 1912, Mackey was an iconic and charismatic figure on the hurling fields of Ireland and in 1988 the Mick Mackey Stand at The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na Gael in Limerick was completed.

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