James Buttimer (1909 – 7 August 1962) was an Irish hurler and

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. At club level he played with St Finbarr's and played at senior level for the Cork county team. Buttimer usually lined out as a goalkeeper.

Plyaing career

Club

Born in Cork, Buttimer first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with St Finbarr's. He joined the club's senior team as first-choice goalkeeper in

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. Within three years of joining the team, Buttimer had secured two Cork SHC medals as St Finbarr's beat

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in consecutive finals in

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and 1933 before losing to

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in the 1934 final. After almost a decade without a St Finbarr's appearance in a final, he won a third winners' medal after a defeat of

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in the 1942 final.

Inter-county

Buttimer's performances at club level with St Finbarr's resulted in a call-up to the

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. He was sub-goalkeeper for Cork's unsuccessful 1933 Munster SHC campaign before breaking onto the starting fifteen as first-choice goalkeeper for the 1935 Munster SHC first round defeat of

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. Buttimer was dropped from the team for Cork's next championship game and remained off the panel until a recall in 1937. He claimed his first silverware when Cork beat

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in the 1939 Munster final, however, Cork's season ended with a defeat by Kilkenny in the 1939 All-Ireland final. Buttimer claimed his first national silverware when Cork secured consecutive

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titles in

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and 1941. At the end of the latter season he won his first

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medal after lining out in goal in the defeat of

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in the 1941 All-Ireland final. Buttimer was dropped as first-choice goalkeeper in favour of

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in 1942, however, he did come on as a substitute in Cork's opening round defeat of Limerick. He was once again introduced as a substitute for Porter in the defeat of Dublin in the 1942 All-Ireland final.

Management career

In retirement from playing, Buttimer remained heavily involved in a coaching role with the St Finbarr's club. He was one of two St Finbarr's nominees to the selection committee of the Cork senior hurling team in January 1947. Buttimer's season with the team yielded a fifth

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title in six seasons; however, Cork's season ended with a one-point defeat by Kilkenny in the 1947 All-Ireland final.

Death

Buttimer died at St. Finbarr's Hospital in Cork on 7 August 1962, aged 53.

Honours

;St Finbarr's *

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, 1933,

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;Cork * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1941,

* Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1939,

* National Hurling League: 1939-40, 1940-41

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buttimer, Jim 1909 births 1962 deaths St Finbarr's hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Hurling coaches Hurling goalkeepers Hurling selectors All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners