| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Buitiméar | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 1909 Cork,Ireland | ||
| Died | 7 August 1962 (aged 53) Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Occupation | Milk vendor | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1930-1942 | St Finbarr's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1933-1942 | Cork | 16 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
James Buttimer (1909 – 7 August 1962) was an Irishhurler andselector. At club level he played withSt Finbarr's and played at senior level for theCork county team. Buttimer usually lined out as a goalkeeper.
Born inCork, Buttimer first playedhurling at juvenile and underage levels withSt Finbarr's. He joined the club'ssenior team as first-choice goalkeeper in1930. Within three years of joining the team, Buttimer had secured twoCork SHC medals as St Finbarr's beatCarrigtwohill in consecutive finals in1932 and1933 before losing toGlen Rovers in the1934 final.[1][2] After almost a decade without a St Finbarr's appearance in a final, he won a third winners' medal after a defeat ofBallincollig in the1942 final.
Buttimer's performances at club level with St Finbarr's resulted in a call-up to theCork senior hurling team. He was sub-goalkeeper for Cork's unsuccessful1933 Munster SHC campaign before breaking onto the starting fifteen as first-choice goalkeeper for the1935 Munster SHC first round defeat ofTipperary.[3] Buttimer was dropped from the team for Cork's next championship game and remained off the panel until a recall in1937. He claimed his first silverware when Cork beatLimerick in the1939 Munster final, however, Cork's season ended with a defeat byKilkenny in the1939 All-Ireland final.[4][5]
Buttimer claimed his first national silverware when Cork secured consecutiveNational League titles in1940 and1941. At the end of the latter season he won his firstAll-Ireland medal after lining out in goal in the defeat ofDublin in the1941 All-Ireland final.[6] Buttimer was dropped as first-choice goalkeeper in favour ofNed Porter in 1942, however, he did come on as a substitute in Cork'sopening round defeat of Limerick.[7] He was once again introduced as a substitute for Porter in the defeat of Dublin in the1942 All-Ireland final.
In retirement from playing, Buttimer remained heavily involved in a coaching role with the St Finbarr's club. He was one of two St Finbarr's nominees to the selection committee of the Cork senior hurling team in January 1947. Buttimer's season with the team yielded a fifthMunster Championship title in six seasons; however, Cork's season ended with a one-point defeat by Kilkenny in the1947 All-Ireland final.[8]
Buttimer died atSt. Finbarr's Hospital inCork on 7 August 1962, aged 53.[9]