Shem Downey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Dúnaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
5 January 1922 Conahy, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
22 December 2013 (aged 91) Ballyraggett, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tullaroan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1946-1954 | Kilkenny | 19 (7-26) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:48, 27 December 2013. | |||
James "Shem" Downey (5 January 1922 – 22 December 2013) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Born in Conahy,
1946 championship. Downey went on to play a key part for Kilkenny over the following eight years, and won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals.[2][3] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.[citation needed
]
Downey was a member of the
]His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Wexford in the 1954 championship.[citation needed]
Downey's daughters, Angela and Ann, are regarded as two of the greatest camogie players of all-time, and won twelve All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny.[citation needed]
Honours
Team
- Tullaroan
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948
- Kilkenny
- 1947
- 1953
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1939
References
- ^ Matthews, Sam (23 December 2013). "Former Kilkenny and Tullaroan hurler Shem Downey has died aged 91". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.