Jim Guerin

James Guerin (20 October 1894 – December 1918) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Clare senior team lasted from 1914 until 1918.[1]

Jim Guerin
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Géaráin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 20 October 1894
Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland
Died 16 December 1918 (aged 24)
Ballycar, County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Labourer
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.

Born in Ballycar, County Clare, Guerin first played competitive hurling in his youth. By the age of eighteen he had joined the Newmarket-on-Fergus senior team and won his first county senior championship medal in 1912, before winning a second medal in 1916. Guerin later joined the newly-formed Ballycar club.

Guerin first played competitive inter-county hurling at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Clare senior team. After playing no part in the provincial championship, he made his debut in the 1915 All-Ireland final. Clare defeated Laois on that occasion and Guerin won his only All-Ireland medal. He played his last game for Clare in September 1918.

Guerin died on 16 December 1918 as a result of the 1918 flu pandemic.

Honours
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Clare
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References
  1. Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (11 October 2013). "Tragic three-goal hero from 1914 All-Ireland". The Clare People. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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