Jimmy O'Brien (hurler)
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James O’Brien (born 1938) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Geraldine O’Hanrahans and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team.


Career

O'Brien first played hurling and
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at club level with Geraldine O’Hanrahans. He had his first success in 1957 when the club beat Shemaliers by 6-07 to 5-06 to win the Wexford IHC title. He added a Wexford JFC medal to his collection in 1963 after a defeat of Kilanerin in the final. O'Brien won a Wexford SHC medal in 1966, following Geraldine O'Hanrahans 2-10 to 3-o4 win over Enniscorthy Shamrocks in a final replay. At inter-county level, O'Brien first played for
Wexford Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...
as a member of the minor team. He progressed to the junior team and won a Leinster JHC title in 1957. O'Brien made his senior team debut during Wexford's
National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
-winning campaign in January 1957, however, it took a few years for him to become a regular member of the team. O'Brien won his first Leinster SHC medal in 1960 and was at wing-forward for the 2-15 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in the 1960 All-Ireland final. He collected further Leinster SHC honours in 1962 and 1965, however, Wexford had subsequent All-Ireland final defeats by Tipperary on both occasions. O'Brien
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ed Wexford to the
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title in 1967. He colelcted a fourth and final Leinster SHC medal in 1968 before later claiming a second All-Ireland SHC medal after lining out in the 5-08 to 3-12 victory over Tipperary in the 1968 All-Ireland final. Performances at inter-county level for Wexford resulted in O'Brien being called up to the
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inter-provincial team. He won his sole
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medal in 1965 following a defeat of
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in the final.


Honours

;Geraldine O'Hanrahans GAA *
Wexford Senior Hurling Championship The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford GAA, Wexford County Board of the ...
: 1966 *
Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. It is the 2nd tier of the Wexford GAA ...
: 1957 *Wexford Junior Football Championship: 1963 ;Wexford *
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...
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1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...
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1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
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1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
: 1957–58, 1966–67 (c) *
Leinster Junior Hurling Championship The Leinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Leinster Council. The winners of the Leinster Junior Hurli ...
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1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
;Leinster *
Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship () or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are co ...
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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Jimmy 1937 births Living people Dual players Geraldine O'Hanrahan's hurlers Wexford inter-county hurlers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen