Jimmy Lanigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Lonagáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
20 April 1910 Ballycahill, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
9 March 1992 (aged 81) Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Fitter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Thurles Sarsfields | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 9 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1930-1940 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
James Lanigan (20 April 1910 – 9 March 1992) was an Irish
Tipperary senior hurling team in 1937
.
Playing career
Lanigan first came to prominence at inter-county level as a member of the Tipperary junior team in 1929 before being drafted onto the senior side for the
Railway Cup medal as captain of Munster.[citation needed
]
Later life and death
Lanigan, who remained unmarried throughout his life, worked as a fitter in his native Thurles. He died aged 81 on 9 March 1992 after being involved in a traffic collision.
Honours
- Thurles Sarsfields
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (9): 1929, 1935 (c), 1936 (c), 1938 (c), 1939 (c), 1942 (c), 1944, 1945, 1946
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1930, 1937 (c)
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1930, 1937 (c)
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 1938(c)
References
- ^ "Killarney's hurling showpiece". Irish Independent. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Moran, Seán (1 September 2010). "Tipperary veteran hoping for hat-trick of birthday triumphs". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.