Jim Byrne

Gaelic football player
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Quick Facts

IntroGaelic football player
PlacesIreland
isFootball player Athlete Gaelic football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1891, Ballymurphy, County Carlow, County Carlow, Leinster, Ireland
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Biography

James "Jim" Byrne (born 1891) was an Irish Gaelic football administrator, referee and player who enjoyed a lengthy career as a left corner-back with the Wexford senior team. He joined the team in 1913 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until 1925. Kennelly is regarded as one of Wexford's greatest-ever players. He won four consecutive All-Ireland winners' medals and seven Leinster winners' medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Byrne captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1918. At club level Byrne enjoyed a lengthy career with Geraldine O'Hanrahan's.

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