Jimmy Ward (1909 in Tullagha, Kilfenora – 1987 in Milltown Malbay) was a well known Irish traditional banjo player and lilter out of Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.
Ward originally played the flute, piccolo and the whistle, but changed to the banjo in the 1940s.
He was still a part of the band when they won three consecutive All Ireland championships at the Fleadh Cheoil.
He started a new band named Bannermen with PJ Murrihy and Michael Sexton[3] Later in life, Ward moved to Milltown Malbay, where he opened a small shop.
[1] In the early seventies he had a severe car crash in Inagh.