Jim Walsh (Kilkenny hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 15 August 1933 Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died | 31 July 1995 (aged 61) St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Link | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Locke's Dunnamaggin Near South | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1957-1963 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
James Walsh (15 August 1933 – 31 July 1995) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Dunnamaggin, John Locke's and a Near South selection and was an All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Playing career
[edit]Walsh first came to prominence at inter-county level during a two-year stint with the Kilkenny minor team. He was a sub on the 1950 side that beat Tipperary in the All-Ireland final, and he was on the 1951 team that fell to Galway. Later, in 1956, he sampled All-Ireland success at junior level, with his brother Tom lining out alongside him at corner-back.[1] The pair assumed the same positions for the Kilkenny senior team in 1957. Walsh went on to win his only senior All-Ireland title that year after beating Waterford in the final.[2] His other honours at senior level include three Leinster Championships and a National Hurling League title. Walsh's grandnephew, Brian Hogan, was Kilkenny's All-Ireland-winning captain in 2011.[3]
Later life and death
[edit]Walsh, who remained unmarried throughout his life, worked as a farmer with his brother Pat in Dunnamaggin. He died on 31 July 1995 after suffering a massive seizure while working on his farm.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1957
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1957, 1958, 1959
- National Hurling League (1): 1961-62
- Oireachtas Cup (2): 1957, 1959
- Walsh Cup (5): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1956
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1956
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1950
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1950, 1951
References
[edit]- ^ Crowe, Dermot (9 July 2000). "Backs to the wall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Kilkenny captain who led hurling team to victory in 1957". Irish Times. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Walsh, Tom". Hogan Stand. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2020.