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James McGarry

James McGarry
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Mag Fhearaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1971-11-26) 26 November 1971 (age 45)
Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation JCB Operator
Club(s)
Years Club
Bennettsbridge
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
1997-2008 Kilkenny 35 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 7
All-Irelands 6
NHL 3
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 8 September 2008.

James McGarry (born 26 November 1971) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, McGarry first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Kilkenny CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny junior team. He joined the senior team for the 1997 championship. McGarry went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for over a decade, and won five All-Ireland medals, seven Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McGarry won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he enjoyed a lengthy but largely unsuccessful career with Bennettsbridge.

Throughout his career McGarry made 35 championship appearances. His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat of Waterford in the 2008 championship.

In retirement from playing McGarry became involved in team management and coaching. He was joint-manager of the Ballyhale Shamrocks team that claimed county, Leinster and All-Ireland titles during the 2009-10 season. In September 2013 McGarry was appointed as a selector to the Kilkenny senior team.


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