Jeffrey Lynskey
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Jeffrey Lynskey (born 1977) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was the current manager of the Galway minor hurling team and also works as an English and history teacher in Galway Community College.
College
Lynskey first came to prominence as a hurler with St. Mary's College in Galway. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was centre-back on the college's senior hurling team that won the Connacht Championship in 1994. Lynskey was later in the same position when the North Monastery defeated St. Mary's College by 1-10 to 1-06 in the All-Ireland final.[citation needed]
University
During his studies at NUI Galway, Lynskey was a regular on the college's senior hurling team that played in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[citation needed]
Club
Lynskey joined the Liam Mellows club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. His championship career with the club's senior team lasted twenty seasons before his retirement in 2014.[citation needed]
Inter-county
Minor and under-21
Lynskey first came to prominence as a hurler with Galway in 1994 when he was added to the Galway minor hurling panel.[1] On 9 September 1994, he was an unused substitute when Galway defeated Cork by 2-10 to 1-11 in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[citation needed]
Eligible for the minor grade again the following year, Lynskey made his first appearance on 12 August 1995 in a 2-08 to 0-12 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Cork. It was his last game in the minor grade.[citation needed]
Lynskey immediately made the step up to the Galway under-21 team in 1996, however, his season came to a premature end after breaking his leg.[2] After rejoining the panel the following year, he was an unused substitute when Galway were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland final on 21 September 1997.[citation needed]
On 29 August 1998, Lynskey made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team in 4-18 to 3-07 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. He was later at left wing-back for Galway's second successive All-Ireland final defeat by Cork.[citation needed]