Jim O'Meara (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Meára | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1955 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | The breeze | ||
| Occupation | Telecom employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1973-1992 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1976-1977 | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
James O'Meara (born 1955[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]O'Meara first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs.[2] After winning four consecutive Tipperary U21AHC titles, he spent 20 seasons as a member of the club's senior team and is one of only a handful of players to have won seven North Tipperary SHC titles between 1977 and 1990 when he captained the team. O'Meara was at centre-back when Kilruane MacDonaghs won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles.[3][4]
O'Meara first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Tipperary minor hurling team. He also spent two seasons with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without success. O'Meara's performances at club level earned his inclusion on the senior team for the 1977 Munster SHC campaign.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Kilruane MacDonaghs
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985 (c)
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 (c)
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
References
[edit]- ^ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1970-1979". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.