Jack Keane (hurler)

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Jack Keane
Personal information
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

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

^ "1918 All-Ireland hurling champions". Finbarr Connolly website. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ "Jack Keane of Castleconnell" (PDF). Limerick Heritage website. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

Jack Keane navigation boxes

v t e Limerick – 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (2nd title)
1 M. Murphy 2 M. Rochford 3 P. Kennedy 4 P. McInerney 5 J. Keane 6 W. Hough (c) 7 D. Lanigan 8 W. Gleeson 9 J. Humphreys 10 D. Ryan 11 W. Ryan 12 D. Troy 13 T. McGrath 14 B. McConkey 15 P. Barry

v t e Limerick – 1921 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (3rd title)
1 M. Murphy 2 T. Mangan 3 D. Murnane 4 P. McInerney 5 J. Keane 6 W. Hough 7 D. Lanigan 8 W. Gleeson 9 J. Humphreys 10 W. Ryan 11 G. Howard 12 M. Mullane 13 C. Ryan 14 B. McConkey (c) 15 T. McGrath

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