Jimmy Kelly (Carrickshock hurler)

Jimmy Kelly
Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Carrickshock
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	6
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1938-1949	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	6
All-Irelands	2
NHL	0

James "Jimmy" Kelly was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Kelly first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his debut in the 1938 championship and immediately became a regular member of the team. During his career he won two All-Ireland medals and six Leinster medals.^[1]^[2] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

Kelly also represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, winning one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won six championship medals with Carrickshock.

His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Laois in the 1949 championship.

Honours

Team

Carrickshock

Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1951

Kilkenny

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1939, 1947
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947

Leinster

Railway Cup (1): 1941

References

↑ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

Jimmy Kelly navigation boxes

Kilkenny - 1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (12th title)

1 J. O’Connell 2 P. Grace 3 P. Larkin 4 P. Blanchfield 5 B. Hinks 6 B. Burke 7 P. Phelan 8 J. Walsh (c) 9 J. Kelly 10 J. Langton 11 T. Leahy 12 J. Gargan 13 J. Mulcahy 14 S. O'Brien 15 J. Phelan Sub used 17 B. Brannigan for J. Gargan Sub not used 16 B. Aylward 18 P. O'Donovan 19 J. Malone 20 P. Boyle 21 P. Shortall 22 D. Keane

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. O’Connell 2 P. Grace 3 P. Larkin 4 P. Blanchfield 5 B. Hinks 6 B. Burke 7 P. Phelan 8 J. Walsh 9 J. Kelly 10 J. Langton (c) 11 T. Leahy 12 J. Gargan 13 J. Mulcahy 14 S. O'Brien 15 J. Phelan Subs not used B. Aylward J. O'Neill P. O'Donovan D. Teehan P. Boyle M. Tyrrell

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1945 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. Walsh 2 P. Grace 3 M. Kelly 4 P. Blanchfield (c) 5 J. Heffernan 6 W. Burke 7 J. Meagher 8 D. Kennedy 9 T. Murphy 10 J. Gargan 11 J. Langton 12 T. Maher 13 T. Walton 14 S. O'Brien 15 J. Mulcahy Subs used B. Walsh J. Kelly

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p85. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. Donegan 2 P. Grace 3 M. Butler 4 B. Walsh 5 J. Kelly 6 S. Downey 7 J. Mulcahy (c) 8 D. Kennedy 9 T. Leahy 10 J. Gargan 11 J. Langton 12 L. Reidy 13 T. Walton 14 S. O'Brien 15 P. O'Brien Subs T. Murphy M. Kelly

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p85. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (13th title)

1 J. Donegan 2 P. Grace 3 P. Hayden 4 M. Marnell 5 J. Kelly 6 P. Prendergast 7 J. Mulcahy 8 D. Kennedy (c) 9 J. Heffernan 10 T. Walton 11 T. Leahy 12 J. Langton 13 S. Downey 14 W. Cahill 15 L. Reidy Sub used 21 N. Kavanagh for P. Prendergast Subs not used 16 P. O'Brien 17 N. O'Donnell 18 P. Lennon 19 T. Murphy 20 J. Egan 22 B. Walsh

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p85. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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