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James Delea

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James Delea
Personal information
Native name
Séamus Ó Duilé (Irish)
Born1868
Wales
Died10 July 1950 (aged 82)
OccupationBrewery labourer
Sport
SportHurling
PositionForward
Club
Years Club
Blackrock
Inter-county
Years County
1891-1897
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 2

James Delea (1868 - 10 July 1950) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Cork senior team. He was born in Wales.

Delea made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and two Munster medals.[1][2]

At club level Delea won multiple county club championship medals with Blackrock.

References

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  1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. "Munster Senior Hurling Winners". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2013.