Jim Darragh

Jim Darragh is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games.

Biography

Darragh was a member of the Northern Cycling Club of Belfast and in 1956 retained his 1,000 metres championship of Ireland.
A painter by profession he lived at Halliday Road until he moved to Manchester and joined the Fallowfield club.
He represented the Northern Ireland at the 1958 [British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Northern Irish Team] at the 1958 [British Empire and Commonwealth Games] in Cardiff, Wales, participating in three cycling program events; the Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth [Games – Men's 1 km time trial|time trial], the sprint and the scratch race