Jim Guerin

Jim Guerin
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Géaráin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 20 October 1894
Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland
Died 16 December 1918 (aged 24)
Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Labourer
Club(s)
Years Club
1912-1916
1916-1918
 Newmarket-on-Fergus
Ballycar
Club titles
Clare titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1914-1918
 Clare 5
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:08, 1 May 2014.

James Guerin (20 October 1894 – 16 December 1918) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ballycar, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

Career

Guerin 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. He claimed a second winners' medal in 1916, before transferring to the newly-established Ballycar club.[1] Guerin's performances at club level quickly earned him a call-up to the Clare senior hurling team. After missing Clare's successful Munster SHC campaign in 1914, he was a late addition to the team for the subsequent 1914 All-Ireland final against Laois. Guerin scored three goals in the 5-01 to 1-00 victory.[2][3] His last game for Clare was a defeat by Limerick in the 1918 Munster final.

Death

Guerin died on 16 December 1918 as a result of the 1918 flu pandemic.[4]

Honours

Newmarket-on-Fergus
Clare

References

  1. ^ "Jim Guerin". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Clare (Quin) 1914 Hurling All-Ireland Champions". GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The memory lives 100 years on". The Clare Champion. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (16 March 2020). "Global pandemic claimed the life of an All-Ireland hero a century ago". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 July 2023.