Career
Inter-county
lieutenant was his first provincial winners" medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Burke"s native county of Dublin once again. Cork fell behind by 2-3 to 0-1 at half-time.
However, they fought back in the second-half.
In 1928 Cork faced Clare in the Munster final for the second year in-a-row. That game ended in a draw, however, in the replay Cork triumphed with Burke collecting his second consecutive Munster title.
Cork later defeated Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final before lining out against Galway in the championship decider. Galway got a bye into the final without picking up a hurley, however, the game turned into a rout.
A score line of 6-12 to 1-0 gave Cork the victory and gave Burke a coveted All-Ireland winners" medal.
In 1929 Cork retained their provincial dominance for a fourth consecutive year. A 4-6 to 2-3 defeat of Waterford gave Burke his third Munster title in three provincial campaigns. The subsequent All-Ireland final was a replay of the previous year’s game as Cork played Galway once again.
Mick Ahern scored a goal for Cork after just 25 seconds to start another rout.
lieutenant was his last appearance with Cork.
