Jim Guerin

Jim Guerin

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Géaráin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	1894 Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland
Died	December 1918 (aged 24) Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Newmarket-on-Fergus Ballycar
Club titles
Clare titles	2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1914-1918	Clare	5
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:08, 1 May 2014.

James "Jim" Guerin (1894 - December 1918) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward for the Clare senior team.^[1]

Born in Ballycar, County Clare, Guerin first excelled at hurling in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he joined the Clare team. He made his senior debut during the 1914 championship. Cooke went on to play a key role for Clare for a short period, and won one All-Ireland medal.^[2]

At club level Guerin won two championship medals with Newmarket-on-Fergus. He later played with Ballycar.

His last game for Clare was during the 1918 championship.

Honours

Player

Newmarket-on-Fergus

• Clare Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1912, 1916

Clare

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1914

References

1. Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (11 October 2013). "Tragic three-goal hero from 1914 All-Ireland". The Clare People. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. "Hurling and football roll of honour". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 26 April 2012.