Jimmy Kennedy (hurler, born 1891)
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| Native name | Séamus Ó Cinnéide (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Major | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 August 1973 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | General labourer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Kennedy (16 April 1891 – 13 August 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.
Raised in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Kennedy was one of fourteen children born to Michael and Norah Kennedy (née Reed). The son of a victualler, he was educated locally and later worked as a labourer.
Kennedy first played competitive hurling as a member of the Carrigtowhill club. He won a Cork Senior Hurling Championship medal in 1918.
Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he was selected for the Cork team. He made his debut during the 1912 championship. Over the course of the following fifteen years, Kennedy won two All-Ireland medals, the first as captain of the team in 1919 followed by a second as a non-playing substitute in 1926. A four-time All-Ireland runner-up, he also won six Munster medals. He lined out for Cork for the last time in September 1927.