| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
4 February 1911 Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
26 December 1977 (aged 66) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1928–1946 | Carrickshock | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1932–1944 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
James Walsh (4 February 1911 – 26 December 1977) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Walsh first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his debut during the 1932 championship. Walsh immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medals, seven Leinster medals and eight National League medals. The All-Ireland-winning captain in 1932, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Walsh won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he was a six-time championship medallist with Carrickshock.
Walsh retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1944 championship.