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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
15 August 1933 Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
31 July 1995 (aged 61) St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Link | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
John Locke's Dunnamaggin Near South | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1957-1963 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
James Walsh (15 August 1933 – 31 July 1995) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Dunnamaggin, John Locke's and a Near South selection and was an All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Walsh first came to prominence at inter-county level during a two-year stint with the Kilkenny minor team. He was a sub on the 1950 side that beat Tipperary in the All-Ireland final, and he was on the 1951 team that fell to Galway. Later, in 1956, he sampled All-Ireland success at junior level, with his brother Tom lining out alongside him at corner-back.[1] The pair assumed the same positions for the Kilkenny senior team in 1957. Walsh went on to win his only senior All-Ireland title that year after beating Waterford in the final.[2] His other honours at senior level include three Leinster Championships and a National Hurling League title. Walsh's grandnephew, Brian Hogan, was Kilkenny's All-Ireland-winning captain in 2011.[3]
Walsh, who remained unmarried throughout his life, worked as a farmer with his brother Pat in Dunnamaggin. He died on 31 July 1995 after suffering a massive seizure while working on his farm.[citation needed]