Jack Keane (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Catháin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born | 19 April 1892 Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Died | 24 April 1978 (aged 86) Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Castleconnell Young Irelands Ahane | |||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1912-1927 | Limerick | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 |
John Keane (19 April 1892 – 24 April 1978) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Limerick senior team lasted from 1912 until 1927.[1][2]
Born in Castleconnell, County Limerick, Keane first played competitive hurling in various club tournament games in his youth. After a year in the United States he returned to Ireland and joined the Castleconnell club. After the club failed to field a championship team in 1918, Keane joined the Young Irelands club. He won county senior championship medals in 1920 and 1922, before ending his career with the newly founded Ahane club.[citation needed]
Keane made his senior debut for Limerick in a tournament game in 1912 and quickly established himself as a regular member of the team. His partnership with Willie Hough and Dinny Lanigan in the half-back line became known as the Hindenburg Line of hurling. Over the course of a fifteen-year inter-county career he won All-Ireland medals in 1918 and 1921, as well as three Munster medals. Keane retired from inter-county hurling following Limerick's exit from the 1927 championship. Keane was also involved as a selector for the Limerick senior team during the 30s, with Limerick winning the championship in 1934 and 1936.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Young Irelands
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1920, 1922
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1918, 1921
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1918, 1921, 1923
References
[edit]- ^ "1918 All-Ireland hurling champions". Finbarr Connolly website. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Jack Keane of Castleconnell" (PDF). Limerick Heritage website. Retrieved 23 April 2012.