{"id":159,"date":"2016-11-17T15:40:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2025-02-05T19:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:23:59","slug":"james-cecil-parke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/james-cecil-parke\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cecil Parke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1881 \u2013 1947<\/p>\n<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-261\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:750px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-261\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-353 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-353\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/UncleCecilParkewithtrophies-sm.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\">James Cecil Parke<\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-352 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-352\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/jc_parke-sm.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\">James Cecil Parke<\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-312 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-312\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/JCP011sm.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\">James Cecil Parke<\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-id-161 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-161\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/inscription-750x500_c.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\">James Cecil Parke<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/UncleCecilParkewithtrophies-sm.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/jc_parke-sm.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/JCP011sm.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/inscription.jpg\" alt=\"James Cecil Parke\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne of the greatest sportsmen that County Monaghan or indeed Ireland has ever produced\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Cecil Parke was born at Clonboy, Clones, County Monaghan in pre-independence Ireland. He was a splendid all round sportsman and emerged as one of the great figures in the history of tennis, his favourite sport. He was a scrupulously fair player.<\/p>\n<p>Parke was an Irish Rugby International, capped 20 times from 1903 \u2013 1909 and captaining the team on three occasions. He was also a first class cricketer, an international golfer and had been a noted sprinter at the Trinity College Races. At the age of nine he represented his home town at chess.<\/p>\n<p>James Cecil Parke won his first tennis trophy at the age of 19 at Clones Lawn Tennis Club.<\/p>\n<p>Proud to be Irish, he nursed his own luck by pinning two sprigs of shamrock to his tennis shirt before his matches.<\/p>\n<p>And it obviously worked\u2026<\/p>\n<p>He represented the British Isles in the Davis Cup six times until 1920. This was at a time that travelling to Australia for the Davis Cup would have taken six weeks by sea. He was Irish Men\u2019s Singles Champion in 1905 &amp; 1906 followed by winning streak that lasted for six consecutive years from 1908 \u2013 1913. In 1908 he won a Silver Medal at the London Olympics in the men\u2019s doubles and reached the pinnacle of his career by winning the Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 1912 and 1914. The 1912 Olympics were held in Sweden at the same time as Wimbledon but the noted players of the day refused to attend the Olympics and went to Wimbledon instead. He was also the winner of the Irish Men\u2019s singles eight times, Doubles four times and Mixed Doubles twice.<\/p>\n<p>This feats are made all the more remarkable when you consider that he fought in the First World War during this time, winning the Military Cross for bravery and rising to the rank of Battalion Commander.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to practice as a solicitor in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, where he died on February 27th 1947. He is buried in Llandudno his grave is marked by a Celtic cross and states his place of birth, \u201cBorn at Clones, County Monaghan\u201d.<br \/>\n<strong>James Cecil Parke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1881 \u2013 1947 \u201cOne of the greatest sportsmen that County Monaghan or indeed Ireland has ever produced\u201d James Cecil Parke was born at Clonboy, Clones, County Monaghan in pre-independence Ireland. 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