James Black (born 25 July 1992 in

Glenshesk Glenshesk (Irish: ''Gleann Seisce'', en, the sedgy glen) is one of the nine Glens of Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was shaped by glacial erosion Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as Surface runoff, water flow o ...

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

with his local club

, having previously played for Glenshesk (an amalgamation of the local Carey and Armoy clubs at underage level) and has been a member of the Antrim senior inter-county hurling team since 2011. An experienced pint man, he was deputy Head boy at his school of Cross and Passion College where he won two All Ireland O'Keefe Cup medals and captained the side in their 2011 Magean Cup Campaign. An avid farmer he runs farms in both Carey and Scotland and holds a degree from University of Ulster in Sports Science.

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1992 births Living people Glenshesk hurlers Antrim inter-county hurlers {{Antrim-hurling-bio-stub