Researching Jimmy Cooney
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The name Jimmy means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jimmy Cooney on Ancestry
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Jimmy Cooney (Galway hurler)
Jimmy Cooney (born 28 July 1955) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Born in Bullaun, County Galway, Cooney first arrived on the inter-county scene when he made his senior debut in the 1979 championship. Cooney went on to play a key part for Galway for a brief period, and won one All-Ireland medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Cooney won one Railway Cup medal in 1980. At club level he is a one-time Connacht medallist with Sarsfields. In addition to this he also won two championship medals.
Throughout his career Cooney made 9 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1982 championship.
His brother, Joe, also had a lengthy career with Galway.
In retirement from playing, Cooney became an inter-county referee. He is best remembered for blowing the full-time whistle five minutes early during the All-Ireland semi-final between Offaly and Clare in 1998, prompting Offaly fans to stage a sit down protest in Croke Park. Clare were winning at the time, however, Offaly won the subsequent re-fixture.
Source: Jimmy Cooney (Galway hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJimmy Cooney (Tipperary hurler)
James J. Cooney (27 April 1914 – 28 July 1975) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team.
Cooney joined the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1942 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.
At club level Cooney played with the Carrick Swans and Carrick Davins clubs. He also played football for UCD GAA while an Engineering student at University College Dublin.
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