James Kelly (3 February 1915 – 3 April 1985) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
February 3, 1915 Kilcready, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
3 April 1985 (aged 69–70) Kilmoganny, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Rate Collector | ||
| 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 | ||
Born in Kilcready, Castlebanny, County Kilkenny, 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
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edit- 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
edit- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. 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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