Jim O'Grady (hurler)

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Jim O'Grady (hurler) - Wikipedia

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Jim O'Grady
Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Gráda
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Born	4 October 1922^[1] Cloughduv, County Cork, Ireland
Died	4 February 1986(1986-02-04) (aged 64) Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Cloughduv Canovee St. Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1951-1952	Cork	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NHL	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:45, 4 April 2023.

James O'Grady (4 October 1922 – 4 February 1986) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Cloughduv, Canovee and St. Finbarr's, while at inter-county level he lined out with the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

O'Grady first played hurling at club level with Cloughduv. He was part of the club's minor team that won numerous Mid Cork MHC titles and lined out in the Cork MHC final defeat by Glen Rovers in 1938. O'Grady was just out of the underage grade when he won a Cork IHC title in 1941.^[2] He also played Gaelic football with Canovee and won Mid Cork JFC titles around this time.^[3]

A lack of employment opportunities during the Emergency resulted in O'Grady emigrating to England for a period. On his return he re-joined the Cloughduv club but later transferred to St. Finbarr's in Togher. O'Grady soon came to the notice of the inter-county selectors and he was a non-playing substitute when Cork beat Dublin in the 1952 All-Ireland final.^[4] He later won a Cork SHC medal with St. Finbarr's in 1955.^[5]

Post-playing career

In retirement from playing, O'Grady became involved in the administrative and coaching affairs of the game. He was chairperson of the juvenile section of the St. Finbarr's club for a number of years and also served as club delegate to the County Board. O'Grady also served as an inter-county selector at all levels. He was part of the selections teams that won All-Ireland MHC titles in 1978 and 1979 and an All-Ireland U21HC title in 1982. O'Grady was also a senior team selector when Cork lost All-Ireland finals in 1969 and 1983.^[6]

Personal life and death

O'Grady married Catherine McGrath in Cork in 1949. His brother-in-law, Kevin McGrath, was the first player to win three All-Ireland MHC medals.^[7] His son, Donal O'Grady, is an All-Ireland SHC-winning player and manager, while another son, Des O'Grady, played Gaelic football with Cork.^[8]

O'Grady died after a period of illness on 4 February 1986, at the age of 64.^[9]

Honours

Player

Cloughduv

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1941

St. Finbarr's

Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1955

Cork

Management

Cork

References

^ "James O'Grady". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Board's tribute to Jim O'Grady". Cork Examiner. 5 February 1986. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "A tribute to Jim O'Grady". The Corkman. 14 February 1986. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Cork SHC teams: 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^ "Jim is a father figure". Cork Examiner. 1 September 1983. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Nothing compares to ..." Irish Independent. 19 August 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Dónal O'Grady: If I hadn't gone to the doctor when I did, it would have been curtains". Irish Examiner. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Death of former Cork hurler". Cork Examiner. 5 February 1986. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

Jim O'Grady navigation boxes

v t e Cork – 1947 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Champions (5th title)
1 W. Barry 2 B. Murphy 3 W. Holton 4 D. O'Donovan 5 D. Lyons 6 M. Nestor 7 J. O'Mahony 8 S. Twomey 9 J. Thornhill 10 J. West 11 M. O'Toole 12 W. J. Daly 13 M. Kearney 14 T. O'Sullivan 15 P. Abernethy Sub used J. O'Grady Subs not used D. O'Sullivan M. Lynch M. Brennan M. Cronin D. Barry Selectors P. White C. Murphy T. Barry J. O'Mahony P. Taylor

Cork – 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (17th title)

Subs used: 20 J. Lynam for L. Abernethy; 16 M. O'Riordan for W. Griffin

Subs not used: 17 M. Finn; 18 J. O'Grady; 19 M. O'Connor

Selectors: B. Murphy; P. Collins; J. Barrett; D. Barry-Murphy; S. Óg Murphy
Trainer: J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 18 S. Looney for T. Ryan; 16 J. O'Halloran for E. O'Brien; 17 J. Murphy for R. Touhy

Subs not used: 19 J. Mitchell; 20 J. Ryan

Selectors: P. O'Leary; J. O'Grady; D. O'Mahony; W. Campbell

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1960-1969 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

v t e Cork – 1978 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (14th title)
1 G. Cunningham 2 W. Cashman 3 P. Murphy (c) 4 J. Hodgins 5 B. O'Driscoll 6 J. Murphy 7 T. McCarthy 8 D. Walsh 9 J. Hartnett 10 L. Lynch 11 T. Ahern 12 G. O'Regan 13 D. Murphy 14 S. O'Gorman 15 S. Cashman Subs not used 16 J. O'Halloran 17 C. O'Connor 18 K. O'Driscoll 19 R. Murphy 20 P. Barry 21 J. Dineen Selectors T. Nott P. O'Mahony M. O'Brien J. O'Grady J. Dillon

Cork – 1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (15th title)

Sub used: 19 R. Hegarty for J. Greally

Subs not used: 16 M. Hennessy; 17 G. Whooley; 18 D. Forde; 20 K. White; 21 M. McCarthy

Selectors: T. Nott; P. O'Mahony; M. O'Brien; J. O'Grady; J. Dillon

Cork – 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (8th title)

Subs used: 18 P. Deasy for K. O'Driscoll; 20 T. Mulcahy for G. Motherway; 21 G. McCarthy for M. O'Sullivan

Subs not used: 16 M. Hennessy; 17 P. Barry; 19 D. Scanlon

Selectors: C. Cooney; T. O'Mahony; J. O'Grady; N. Hurley; T. Mullins

Cork – 1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 19 T. O'Sullivan for T. Mulcahy; 20 S. O'Leary for B. Óg Murphy

Subs not used: 16 D. Cooney; 17 J. Blake; 18 F. Collins; 21 P. Crowley; 22 S. O'Gorman

Coach: J. Clifford
Selectors: F. Murphy; J. Desmond; J. O'Grady; M. Malone; D. Hurley

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1980-1989 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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