Alfie Monk
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| Born | 1933 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 86) Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfie Monk (1933 – 30 March 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played with Meath GAA clubs Julianstown and St Patrick's and also Naomh Mhuire of Drogheda in County Louth.
At inter-county level he played with the Meath junior football team and the Louth senior football team, winning All-Ireland honours with both counties.[1][2][3] He usually lined out as a left wing-forward.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Julianstown
- Meath Minor Football Championship (3): 1947, 1948, 1949
- St Patrick's
- Meath Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1951
- Naomh Mhuire
- Louth Senior Football Championship (1): 1953
- Louth
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1957
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (2): 1953, 1957
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 1963
- Meath
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 1952
- Leinster Junior Football Championship (1): 1952
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alfie won All-Irelands with Louth and Meath". Drogheda Independent. 11 April 2020.
- ↑ "Louth GAA pay tribute after passing of All-Ireland winner from their last Sam Maguire success". The42.ie. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "Louth All-Ireland winner Alfie Monk passes away". Hogan Stand. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "Louth 1957 All-Ireland winner passes away". Dundalk Democrat. 1 April 2020.