James Clancy (1890 – 21 January 1971) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with

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, and also lined out at inter-county level with Clare and

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Career

Clancy first played hurling in his local area with the

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. 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

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in the 1914 All-Ireland final. 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.

Honours

;Newmarket-on-Fergus *

Clare Senior Hurling Championship The Pat O'Donnell & Co. Senior Hurling Championship, more commonly known as the'' Clare Senior Hurling Championship ''or'' Clare SHC, ''is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It ...

: 1912, 1916, 1925, 1926 ;Clare * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:

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* Munster Senior Hurling Championship:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clancy, Jim 1890 births 1971 deaths Newmarket-on-Fergus hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners