Jim Devaney Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Jim Devaney
Irish:Séamus Ó Dubhánaigh
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Borris–Ileigh
Clcounty:0
Counties:Tipperary
Icyears:1936-1937
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Birth Date:1907 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland

James Devaney (10 October 1907 – 16 January 1987) was an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team lasted two seasons from 1936 until 1937.[1]

Devaney first came to prominence as a hurler with the Borris–Ileigh club, with whom he won a county junior championship medal in 1933.

Devaney made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he was selected for the Tipperary junior team. He had one championship season in this grade. He was added to the Tipperary senior panel during the 1936 championship and spent two seasons with the team. During that time Tipperary won the All-Ireland and Munster titles.

His son, Liam Devaney, was a five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Tipperary between 1958 and 1965.

Honours

Borris–Ileigh

Notes and References

  1. News: Liam Devaney: a vital part of the great Tipp team of the late 50s, early 60s. 5 March 1995. Hogan Stand. 21 February 2011.