Jimmy Lynam
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| Born | 1 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 2026 (aged 100) Whites Cross, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Lynam (1 October 1925 – 23 August 2026) was an Irish hurler who played for club side Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.[1]
Career
[edit]A member of the Glen Rovers club in Blackpool, Lynam had just turned 19 when he won his first County Championship title in 1944. He claimed a further six winners' medals before his retirement from the club scene in 1960. Lynam first played for the Cork senior hurling team when he was selected as a reserve for the 1950 Munster Championship. He won the first of successive Munster Championship medals in 1952, before claiming his first All-Ireland title after coming on as a substitute for Liam Abernethy in the 1952 final defeat of Dublin.[2] Lynam collected further silverware with a National League title in 1953, before winning a second All-Ireland title, this time as a reserve, after Cork's defeat of Galway in the 1953 final.[3][4]
Death
[edit]Lynam died on 23 August 2026, at the age of 100.[5]
Honours
[edit]- St Nicholas
- Glen Rovers
- Cork
References
[edit]- ↑ Moynihan, Michael (30 October 2020). "'The only one comparable was Mick Mackey': Jimmy Lynam recalls his team-mate Christy Ring". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 23 August 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ Ryan, Larry (20 May 2016). "Christy Ring's 'blood and bandage lady' tracked down". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (29 September 2012). "Taking the plunge for the Tribe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Crowe, Dermot (12 August 2012). "Old rivals bound by respect". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cork's oldest All-Ireland winning hurler, centenarian Jimmy Lynam, passes away". Echo Live. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.