Shem Delaney

Shem Delaney

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Dúláinne
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-back
Born	Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	Butcher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Fenians
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	4
Leinster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1974	Kilkenny	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:30, 7 December 2014.

Shem Delaney is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Deelaney first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team during the 1974 championship. Delenay was an unused substitute during that championship campaign, however, he did win a set of All-Ireland and Leinster medals.

At club level Delaney is a one-time Leinster medallist with Fenians. In addition to this he has also won four championship medals.

Delaney's brother, Pat Delaney, and his brother-in-law, Billy Fitzpatrick, and won nine All-Ireland medals between them between 1969 and 1983. His nephew, P. J. Delaney, won an All-Ireland medal in 1993, while his sons, J. J. Delaney and P. J. Delaney have enjoyed numerous All-Ireland successes.

Delaney retired from inter-county hurling after the 1974 championship.

Honours

Team

Fenians

• Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1974
• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1974 (sub)
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1974 (sub)