Jim Darragh

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Jim Darragh
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1930
Sport
Sport Cycling
Event(s)
Track and Road
ClubNorthern CC, Belfast
Fallowfield, Manchester

Jim Darragh (born c.1930) is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Darragh was a member of the Northern Cycling Club of Belfast [1] and in 1956 retained his 1,000 metres championship of Ireland. [2]

A painter by profession he lived at Halliday Road [3] until he moved to Manchester and joined the Fallowfield club. [4]

He represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [6] participating in three cycling program events; the time trial, [7] [8] the sprint [9] [10] and the scratch race [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Please stay" . Belfast Telegraph. 24 February 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Darragh Retains Irish Title" . Portadown News. 17 August 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Darragh's Big Test" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 1 September 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Tough ordeal" . Northern Whig. 19 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Short list for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Cyclist's record" . Leicester Evening Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Cycling Track 1km Time Trial - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Duke upsets his schedule at the Games" . Liverpool Daily Post. 25 July 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Cycling Track 1000m Match Sprint - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cycling" . Daily Express. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Cycling Track 10 Mile Scratch Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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