Jamesy Kelleher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Céileachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1878 Dungourney, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 10 January 1943 Dungourney, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Jamesy | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dungourney | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1900-1914 | Cork | 47 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Jamesy Kelleher (1878 – 10 January 1943) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.
Born in Dungourney, County Cork, Kelleher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1900 championship. Kelleher immediately became a regular member of the starting team, and won two All-Ireland medals and seven Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Kelleher was a three-time championship medallist with Dungourney.
Throughout his career Kelleher made 47 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1914 championship.
Kelleher is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time. He was posthumously honoured by being named in the right corner-back position on the Cork Hurling Team of the Century.
Kelleher was just fourteen-years-old when he first played for Dungourney in 1892 and immediately became a regular member of the team.
After defeat by Redmonds in the 1900 championship decider, Kelleher was captain of the team two years later when they faced Shanballymore in the final. A 3-10 to 2-5 victory gave Kelleher, and his club, their first championship title.
In 1907 Kelleher was captain of the Dungourney team that faced Castletownroche in the county decider. A comprehensive 5-17 to 0-3 victory gave him a second championship medal.
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