Jim Byrne (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Séamus Ó Broin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1890 Ballymurphy, County Carlow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Byrne (born 15 April 1890) was an Irish Gaelic football administrator, referee and player who had a lengthy career as a left corner-back with the Wexford senior team. He joined the team in 1913 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until 1925.
Kennelly is regarded as one of Wexford's greatest-ever players.[1] He won four consecutive All-Ireland SFC winners' medals and seven Leinster SFC winners' medals. An All-Ireland SFC runner-up on two occasions, Byrne captained the team to the 1918 All-Ireland SFC title.
At club level Byrne had a lengthy career with Geraldine O'Hanrahan's.
References
- ^ "125 Greatest Wexford Footballers". The Wexford People. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2012.