J. J. Brennan

John.James. Brennan
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Born	County Kilkenny
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1905-1914	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4
All-Irelands	4

John.James. Brennan was a famous Irish sportsperson who played hurling with Kilkenny. In a senior inter-county career that lasted from 1905 until 1914 he won four All-Ireland titles and four Leinster titles. He also was successful in playing rugby winning the Leinster Junior Cup with Kilkenny in 1920.

He played during Kilkenny’s greatest era 1904 to 1913. He played in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913.

He was a doctor who worked in Kilkenny, as a ships surgeon with the Cunard Line on the Mauretania and later in London before returning to Kilkenny where he died in 1944.

External links

Kilkenny GAA Bible 2008

Kilkenny - 1905 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (2nd title)

1 J. Hoyne 2 T. Kenny 3 D. Kennedy 4 J. Anthony 5 J.J. Brennan 6 D. 'Drug' Walsh 7 N. Teehan 8 D. Grace 9 S. Walton 10 D.J. Stapleton (Capt.) 11 J. Kelly 12 P. Lanigan 13 N. Doyle 14 J. Lalor 15 D. Doyle 16 J. Rochford 17 M. Lalor

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1911 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (5th title)

1 J.T. Power 2 P. Grace 3 D. Kennedy 4 J.J. Brennan 5 P. Lanigan 6 J. Keoghan 7 D. 'Drug' Walsh 8 S. Walton (Capt.) 9 D. Grace 10 J. Rochford 11 N. Doyle 12 T. McCormack 13 D. Doyle 14 M. Doyle 15 M. Gargan 16 J. Kelly 17 D. Doherty

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (6th title)

1 J.T. Power 2 P. Grace 3 D. Kennedy 4 J.J. Brennan 5 P. Lanigan 6 J. Keoghan 7 D. 'Drug' Walsh 8 S. Walton (Capt.) 9 D. Grace 10 J. Rochford 11 N. Doyle 12 T. McCormack 13 D. Doyle 14 M. Doyle 15 M. Gargan 16 J. Kelly 17 D. Doherty

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (7th title)

1 J. T. Power 2 J. Keoghan 3 J. Rochford 4 J. Lennon 5 D. Kennedy 6 D. Grace 7 D. Walsh (c) 8 M. Gargan 9 J. J. Brennan 10 P. Grace 11 D. Doherty 12 D. Doyle 13 S. Walton 14 M. Doyle 15 J. Kelly Subs not used 16 J. Walsh 17 J. Ryan 18 M. Quinn 19 M. Ryan 20 J. Delahunty 21 P. Lanigan 22 D. Brennan

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83-4. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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