Jimmy Kennedy (Cork hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Cinnéide | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
16 April 1891 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 13 August 1973 (aged 82) Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Major | ||
| Occupation | General labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1908-1928 | Carrigtwohill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1912-1927 | Cork | 26 (42-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
James Kennedy (16 April 1891 - 13 August 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.
Raised in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Kennedy was one of fourteen children born to Michael and Norah Kennedy (née Reed). The son of a victualler, he was educated locally and later worked as a labourer.
Kennedy first played competitive hurling as a member of the Carrigtowhill club. The highlight of his club career was winning a county senior championship medal in 1918.
Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he was selected for the Cork team. He made his debut during the 1912 championship. Over the course of the following fifteen years, Kennedy won two All-Ireland medals, the first as captain of the team in 1919 followed by a second as a non-playing substitute in 1926. A four-time All-Ireland runner-up, he also won six Munster medals. He lined out for Cork for the last time in September 1927.
Kennedy played his club hurling with his local club in Carrigtwohill club. He won a senior county championship winners' medal with 'Carrig' in 1918. This remained the club's only senior county title until 2011.
Kennedy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork senior hurling team in 1912. That year he won his first Munster winners' medal following a victory over Tipperary in the provincial final. Because of a delay in the championship the 5-1 to 3-1 Munster final victory allowed Cork to advance to the All-Ireland final. Arch-rivals Kilkenny provided the opposition in that game. Sim Walton was the goal-scoring hero as 'the Cats' secured a narroiw 2-1 to 1-3 victory and Kennedy ended up on the losing side.
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