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Jim "Builder" Walsh (1895 - 19 February 1950) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny and Dublin senior teams.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
1895 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
19 February 1950 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Builder | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1914-1919 1920-1935 |
Mooncoin Faughs | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1916-1919 1920-1930 |
Kilkenny Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Walsh made his first appearance for the Kilkenny team during the 1916 championship, however, he later joined the Dublin team and was a regular player until his retirement after the 1930 championship. During that time he has won three All-Ireland medals, seven Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Walsh was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Walsh began his career with Mooncoin, winning three county championship medals. He later played with Faughs in Dublin, winning a further five county championship medals.
Walsh also hurled at international level for Ireland. He was the only player to line out on three Tailteann Games hurling teams.
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