James Delea Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
James Delea
Irish:Séamus Ó Duilé
Occupation:Brewery labourer
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Clubs:Blackrock
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Forward
Icyears:1891-1897
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:2
Birth Date:1868
Birth Place:Wales
Death Date:10 July 1950 (aged 82)
Death Place:South Douglas Road, Cork, Ireland

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 May 2010. 16 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: Munster Senior Hurling Winners. Munster GAA website. 5 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073637/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. 28 March 2019. dead.