James Delea

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James Delea
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Duilé
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born 1868
Wales
Died 10 July 1950 (aged 82)
South Douglas Road, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Brewery labourer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Blackrock
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1891-1897
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 2

James Delea (1868 - 10 July 1950) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.

Delea made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and two Munster medals. [1] [2]

At club level Delea won multiple county club championship medals with Blackrock.

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References

  1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. "Munster Senior Hurling Winners". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2013.