Jim Clancy (hurler)

Jim Clancy
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Born 1890
Newmarket-on-Fergus,
County Clare, Ireland
Died 21 January 1971 (aged 80)
Ennis,
County Clare, Ireland
Nickname Bawn
Occupation Builder
Club(s)
Years Club
 Newmarket-on-Fergus
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

James Clancy (1890 – 21 January 1971) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Newmarket-on-Fergus, and also lined out at inter-county level with Clare and Dublin.

Career

Clancy first played hurling in his local area with the Newmarket-on-Fergus club. He was part of the Newmarket team that succeeded in winning their very first Clare SHC title in 1912, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1916.[1] Clancy's performances at club level quickly earned him a call-up to the Clare senior hurling team. He won a Munster SHC medal in 1914, before later lining out at wing-back in Clare's defeat of Laois in the 1914 All-Ireland final.[2][3][4] Clancy continued lining out for Clare until 1928, by which stage he had won further Clare SHC honours.

Death

Clancy died in Ennis on 21 January 1971, at the age of 80.[5]

Honours

Newmarket-on-Fergus
Clare

References

  1. ^ "Club history". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Clare (Quin) 1914 Hurling All-Ireland Champions". GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The memory lives 100 years on". The Clare Champion. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Death of JAMES CLANCY on 31 January 1971". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 11 February 2023.