Jimmy Kelly (Carrickshock hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Carrickshock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1938-1949 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
James Kelly is a former Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his debut in the 1938 championship and immediately became a regular member of the team. During his career he won two All-Ireland medals and six Leinster medals.[1][2] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
Kelly also represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, winning one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won six championship medals with Carrickshock.
His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Laois in the 1949 championship.
Honours
Team
- Carrickshock
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1951
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1939, 1947
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (1): 1941
References
- ↑ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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