Jamesy Kelleher
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| Jamesy Kelleher | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Full name | Jamesy Kelleher | |
| Place of birth | Dungourney , County Cork | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Dungourney | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Cork | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Cork | 1894-1912 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 7 | |
| All-Ireland | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Jamesy Kelleher (1878-1943) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Dungourney and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1900s and 1910s. He is widely regarded as one of Cork’s greatest-ever players.
Kelleher's status as one of Cork's all-time greats is self-evident. In a senior inter-county career that lasted from 1901 until 1912 he has won two All-Ireland titles and seven Munster titles. In 2000 Kelleher was chosen in the full-back position on Cork's Hurling Team of the Century, truly marking him out as one of the county's greatest.
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[edit] Early life
Jamesy Kelleher was born in Dungourney just outside Midleton, County Cork in 1878. Like many of his contemporaries he earned his livelihood as a farmer. He also bred and trained many champions steeplechase horses.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Kelleher played his club hurling with his local Dungourney club. He won three senior county championship titles in 1902, 1907 and 1909.
ANNA JOHNS IS A COMPLETE LOSER!
[edit] Inter-county
As a result of many great hurling displays for his local club Kelleher was quickly called up for inter-county duty. He won his first Munster title with Cork, represented by Blackrock, however, Cork were surprisingly beaten by London in the All-Ireland final. In 1902 Kelleher had the honour of captaining a Dungourney selection of players that represented Cork in the inter-county championship. As captain he won a second Munster title as well as a first All-Ireland title following a huge victory over London. 1903 saw Kelleher win his third provincial hurling medal. Once again this was converted into a second All-Ireland title for the Dungourney hurler. Kelleher added two further Munster titles to his collection in 1904 and 1905, however, Cork were defeated in both All-Ireland finals. Two years later in 1907 Kelleher captained Cork to another Munster title, however, Kilkenny were victorious over Kelleher’s side in the subsequent All-Ireland medal. In 1912 Kelleher won his seventh Munster title, however, his side were once again beaten in the subsequent All-Ireland final.
Jamesy Kelleher died in 1943.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Paddy Cantillon |
Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1902 |
Succeeded by Steva Riordan |
| Preceded by Christy Young |
Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1907 |
Succeeded by Tom Coughlan |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by Jack Coughlan (London) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1902 |
Succeeded by Steva Riordan (Cork) |
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