Jimmy O'Connell (hurler)

Jimmy O'Connell, born James O'Connell and living from 1908 to 20 January 1969, was an Irish hurler from Kilkenny who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team from 1932 until 1941. He first played hurling at Terenure College, joined the Kilkenny senior team at twenty-four and, after a year as a substitute, made his debut in the 1932 championship. During his career he won three All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals, with two All-Ireland runner-up finishes, and he won two Railway Cup medals with Leinster. At club level he enjoyed a lengthy career with Dicksboro. He died in January 1969, living on Mount Street in Dublin at the time, and is buried in Deansgrange Cemetery with his wife Kathleen, whom he married in 1939.