Jamesy Kelleher
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| Native name | Séamus Ó Céileachair (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jamesy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1943 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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clubs, club.Jamesy Kelleher (31 March 1878 – 10 January 1943) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.
Born in Dungourney, County Cork, Kelleher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1900 championship. Kelleher immediately became a regular member of the starting team, and won two All-Ireland medals and seven Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Kelleher was a three-time championship medallist with Dungourney.
Throughout his career Kelleher made 47 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1914 championship.
Kelleher was posthumously honoured by being named in the right corner-back position on the Cork Hurling Team of the Century.