Early & Private Life
Jimmy Phelan was born in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny in 1918. He was educated in Waterford, and twice he tasted success in the Harty Cup, the Munster colleges championship. He joined the Irish Sugar Company in Carlow in 1937. By the time of his retirement in 1982 Phelan had attained the position of chief accountant.
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