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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Cinnéide | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
16 April 1891 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
13 August 1973 (aged 82) Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Major | ||
| Occupation | General labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1908-1928 | Carrigtwohill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1912-1927 | Cork | 26 (42-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
James Kennedy (16 April 1891 – 13 August 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.
Raised in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Kennedy was one of fourteen children born to Michael and Norah Kennedy (née Reed). The son of a victualler, he was educated locally and later worked as a labourer.
Kennedy first played competitive hurling as a member of the Carrigtowhill club. He won a Cork Senior Hurling Championship medal in 1918.
Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he was selected for the Cork team. He made his debut during the 1912 championship. Over the course of the following fifteen years, Kennedy won two All-Ireland medals, the first as captain of the team in 1919 followed by a second as a non-playing substitute in 1926. A four-time All-Ireland runner-up, he also won six Munster medals. He lined out for Cork for the last time in September 1927.