Jimmy "the wren" Kelly (1884–1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
[1] As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Kelly won three Railway Shield medals.
Tullaroan avenged that defeat the following year, however, Mooncoin bounced back to reach a third successive final in 1908.
The game, however, had to be replayed as Cork goalkeeper Daniel McCarthy was a British army reservist and Kilkenny's Matt Gargan had earlier played with Waterford in the Munster championship.
Kilkenny surrendered their provincial and All-Ireland titles in 1908 by refusing to take part in the competition, however, the team returned in 1909.
Before the game itself there was internal fighting within the Kilkenny camp and a selection row left the team short of substitutes.
In spite of this, the team still went on to win the game, courtesy of three goals by Bill Hennerby and a fourth by Kelly.
Limerick provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final on 18 February 1912, however, the pitch at the Cork Athletic Grounds was water-logged and the game was refixed for Thurles on 12 May 1912.
Limerick were unable to attend the replay and Kelly's fourth All-Ireland title was awarded to him rather than being won on the field of play.
A speculative Matt Gargan shot also hopped past the goalkeeper to give Kilkenny a narrow 2–1 to 1–3 victory.