Jim O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Briain
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1945
Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland
Died 19 August 2020
Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Bruree
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1966–1979
 Limerick 24 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:02, 26 December 2018.

James O'Brien (1945 – 19 August 2020) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played as a centre-back for Bruree and was the left corner-back on the Limerick senior hurling team that won the 1973 All-Ireland Championship.[1]

O'Brien's skill was recognised at an early age when he won a South Limerick school's medal with Bruree National School, before an unrewarding spell at Rathluirc CBS. His career at club level with Bruree spanned three decades.

O'Brien won a Munster Championship medal with the Limerick minor hurling team in 1963, before being subsequently selected for the Limerick under-21 and junior teams. He made his first appearance for the Limerick senior hurling team during the 1966-67 National League and enjoyed his greatest successes as a defender over the following decade. In 1973 O'Brien became the first Bruree clubman to win an All-Ireland Championship medal, having earlier won Munster Championship and National Hurling League titles.

Honours

Limerick
Munster
Awards

References

  1. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (20 May 2013). "Bennis recalls the heroes of '73". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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