Jim Guerin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Géaráin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1894 Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died | December 1918 (aged 24) Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newmarket-on-Fergus Ballycar | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1914-1918 | Clare | 5 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:08, 1 May 2014. | |||
James "Jim" Guerin (1894 - December 1918) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward for the Clare senior team.[1]
Born in Ballycar, County Clare, Guerin first excelled at hurling in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he joined the Clare team. He made his senior debut during the 1914 championship. Cooke went on to play a key role for Clare for a short period, and won one All-Ireland medal.[2]
At club level Guerin won two championship medals with Newmarket-on-Fergus. He later played with Ballycar.
His last game for Clare was during the 1918 championship.
Honours
Player
- Newmarket-on-Fergus
- Clare Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1912, 1916
- Clare
References
- ↑ Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (11 October 2013). "Tragic three-goal hero from 1914 All-Ireland". The Clare People. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hurling and football roll of honour". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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