James Cleary (28 September 1889 - 5 November 1937) was an Irish hurler. His career included two All-Ireland Championship victories with the Dublin senior hurling team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Cléirigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
28 September 1889 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
5 November 1937 (aged 48) Baggot Street, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Faughs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 8 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Dublin | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Playing career
editAfter moving to Dublin at an early age, Cleary joined the Faughs club in Templeogue. He won eight Dublin County Championships with the club between 1910 and 1923.[2] Cleary's success at club level saw him drafted onto the Dublin senior hurling team. He won his first All-Ireland Championship title in the 1917 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, before claiming a second winners' medal in the 1920 Championship. Cleary also won four Leinster Senior Hurling Championship titles in a five-year period between 1917 and 1921.
Personal life and death
editCleary was born just outside Nenagh, County Tipperary, the youngest of nine children of Cornelius and Annie (née Martin). After a brief education he spent his entire working life in Dublin, first as a grocer's assistant and later as a publican. Cleary married Johanna Connolly from Thurles in April 1926 and had two children.
On 5 November 1937, Cleary died aged 48 after suffering a stroke.
Honours
edit- Faughs
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
- Dublin
References
edit- ^ Rouse, Paul (27 October 2017). "What type of men win an All-Ireland in time of war?". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 August 2020.