| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Mac Beinéid | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1944 Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
31 December 2014 (aged 70) Edenmore, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Plasterer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Bennettsbridge St Monica's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1966–1968 | Kilkenny | 5 (1–1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
James Bennett (1944 – 31 December 2014) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Bennett 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 senior debut during the 1965 championship. Bennett subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Bennett won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a two-time championship medallist with Bennettsbridge. He later played with St Monica's in Dublin.
His son, Greg Bennett, played hurling with Dublin.[1]
Throughout his career Bennett made 5 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1968 championship.