Jimmy Phelan (hurling)
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| Jimmy Phelan | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Full name | Jimmy Phelan | |
| Place of birth | Ballyragget , County Kilkenny | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Tullaroan | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Kilkenny | |
| Position | Left corner-forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Kilkenny Carlow |
1930s-1940s 1940s |
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| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Leinster Titles | 2 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Jimmy Phelan (1918-2006) is former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Tullaroan and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1930s.
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[edit] Early & private life
Jimmy Phelan was born in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny in 1918. He was educated in Waterford, and twice he tasted success the in the Harty Cup, the Munster colleges championship. He joined the Irish Sugar Company in Carlow in 1937. By the time of his retirement in 1982 Phelan had attained the position of chief accountant.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Phelan played most of his club hurling with the famous Tullaroan, however, he never had the pleasure of winning a senior county title. After moving to Carlow Phelan became a founding member of the Carlow Town hurling club. He also had an association with the Pearses hurling club in town.
[edit] Inter-county
Phelan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny in 1939 and he quickly won his first Leinster title. He later lined out against Cork in one of the most famous All-Ireland finals of all-time. The game has been referred to as the ‘thunder and lightning final’ because the climax of the game was played during a raging thunder storm. Phelan contributed 2-1 of his team’s total score of 2-7 and collected his first All-Ireland medal. He won a second Leinster title in 1940, however, Kilkenny were later defeated by Limerick in the championship decider. Kilkenny’s hurling fortunes took a downturn over the next few seasons due to a number of reasons including a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
Phelan’s move to Carlow saw him join the county team there.
[edit] Post-playing career
In retirement from playing Phelan became involved in team management. He coached the Carlow team to a junior All-Ireland title in 1960 and, two years later 1962, his team collected an All-Ireland intermediate title.
Jimmy Phelan died in Carlow in January 2006. He was the last surviving member of the Kilkenny team that won the All-Ireland title in 1939.
[edit] Teams
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