Jim Power (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus de Paor | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
7 November 1895 Duniry, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Died | 21 May 1998 (aged 102) Tynagh, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tynagh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1918-1928 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
James "Jim" Power (7 November 1895 – 21 May 1998) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Galway senior teams.
Born in Duniry, County Galway, Power first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Galway senior team, before later lining out with the junior side. He made his senior debut in the 1918 championship. Power went on to enjoy a ten-year inter-county career, and won one All-Ireland medal and one Connacht medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
Power represented the Connacht inter-provincial team on one occasion, however, he ended his career without a Railway Cup medals. At club level he won five championship medals with Tynagh.
His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1928 championship.
Power is the longest-lived All-Ireland medallist.
Power played his club hurling with Tynagh and enjoyed much success during a lengthy career.
After losing back-to-back championship deciders in 1918 and 1919, Tynagh qualified for a third successive county final in 1920. A defeat of Kilconieron gave Power his first championship. medal.
After the suspension of the championship the following year, Tynagh reached the county decider once again in 1922. Galway City were defeated on that occasion with Power winning a second championship medal. Tynagh made it two-in-a-row in 1923 with Power adding a third medal to his collection following a defeat of Ardrahan.
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