Jim Quaid
{{Short description|Irish hurler (1932–2021)}}
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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2021}}
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| name = Jim Quaid
| irish = Séamus Mac Uaid
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| inches = 10
| nickname = Carpenter
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| county = Limerick
| province = Munster
| club = Feohanagh-Castlemahon
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| counties = Limerick
| icposition = Midfielder
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| nhl = 0
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| icupdate = 21:03, 23 February 2021
| birth_date = 1932
| death_date = 25 March 2021 (aged 89)
| birth_place = Castlemahon, County Limerick, Ireland
| death_place = Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland
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James Quaid (1932 – 25 March 2021) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Feohanagh-Castlemahon and at inter-county level with Limerick.
Career
From the Feohanagh-Castlemahon club, Quaid first came to prominence on the inter-county scene alongside his twin brother Jack on the Limerick junior team that overcame London to win the 1955 All-Ireland Junior Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40232093.html|title=Former Limerick hurler Jack Quaid, grandfather of All-Star Nickie, passes away|date=23 February 2021|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=23 February 2021|first=John|last=Fogarty}}{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/315769|title=Passing of a Limerick Hurling Great|date=23 February 2021|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=23 February 2021|first=|last=}} Promotion to the senior side followed, with both Quaid brothers heavily involved as Limerick surprised Clare to win the 1955 Munster Championship. The team, labelled "Mackey's Greyhounds" after their trainer Mick Mackey, were subsequently beaten by eventual champions Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final. Quaid continued playing for Limerick until the 1960s.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Personal life
The Quaid surname has been synonymous with Limerick hurling for nearly 70 years.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/the-quaid-supremacy-limerick-goalkeeping-dynasty-seeking-to-add-triumph-after-going-through-tragedy-37224763.html|title=The Quaid supremacy - Limerick goalkeeping dynasty seeking to add triumph after going through tragedy|date=17 August 2018|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=23 February 2021|first=Colm|last=Keys}} A cousin, Séamus Quaid, was a contemporary of the Quaid twins and lined out with Limerick before winning the 1960 All-Ireland Championship with Wexford. Jim Quaid's nephew, Tommy, was also a Munster Championship-winner as goalkeeper with the Limerick team between 1976 and 1993. His son, Joe Quaid, immediately took over as goalkeeper and also won Munster Championship medals in a decade-long career. Jim Quaid's grandnephew, Nickie Quaid, continues the family goalkeeping tradition with Limerick and has won two All-Ireland Championships.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/he-came-into-my-head-a-couple-of-times-during-the-week-of-course-i-was-thinking-of-him-nickie-quaids-tribute-to-father-37252085.html|title='He came into my head a couple of times during the week. Of course I was thinking of him' - Nickie Quaid's tribute to father|date=26 August 2018|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=23 February 2021|first=Dermot|last=Crowe}}
Jim Quaid died at University Hospital Limerick on 25 March 2021, aged 89.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/316223|title=Limerick's Jim Quaid sadly passes away just weeks after death of his twin brother Jack|date=27 March 2021|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=27 March 2021|first=|last=}}
Honours
References
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Category:Feohanagh-Castlemahon hurlers