Jimmy Farrell
 Farrell in New Zealand in 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 October 1979 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cirencester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Leo Farrell (7 August 1903 – 24 October 1979) was an Irish rugby player.[1] He was educated at Castleknock College and captained the Castleknock SCT to Leinster Schools Senior Cup success in 1920. He played for Bective Rangers and Ireland (1926–32) and was a member of the British Lions squad on the 1927 British Lions tour to Argentina and the 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
He had four children with his wife Nora (née Folwell), including the artist Micheal Farrell (1940–2000).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jimmy Farrell on ESPN scrum dot com, retrieved 12 August 2011
- ^ "Farrell, Micheal | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie.
External links
[edit]- Match report Great Britain XV tour – Buenos Aires, 31 July 1927
- Match report Great Britain XV tour – Buenos Aires, 7 August 1927
- Match Report Great Britain XV tour – Buenos Aires, 14 August 1927
- Match report Great Britain XV tour – Buenos Aires, 21 August 1927
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