Larry Keane Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Larry Keane
Irish:Labhrás Ó Catháin
Fullname:Larry Keane
Feet:5
Inches:11
Occupation:Factory employee
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Thurles Sarsfields
Clposition:Forward
Clcountyh:9
Clcountyf:1
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icyears:1954-1958
Icapps(Points):5 (3-02)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Nhl:2
Birth Date:1931
Birth Place:Kilkenny, Ireland
Death Date:16 July 2017 (aged 85)
Death Place:Thurles,
County Tipperary, Ireland

Laurence Keane (1931 - 16 July 2017) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Thurles Sarsfields and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

Keane first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Thurles Sarsfields. He subsequently progressed onto the club's senior team, with his career coinciding with an unprecedented era of success for the club.[1] Between 1952 and 1963 Keane won nine Tipperary SHC titles, including one as team captain in 1957.[2] He also won a Tipperary SFC with Thurles Crokes in 1960.

Keane first played for Tipperary during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won an All-Ireland MHC medal in 1949 after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[3] Keane progressed to adult level and was a dual player at junior level. He joined the Tipperary senior hurling team during the team's successful National League campaign in 1954–55.[4] Keane won a second league title two years later before adding a Munster SHC medal to his collection in 1958.[5] Keane lined out at right corner-forward in the 1958 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway.

Personal life and death

Keane was born in Kilkenny where his father, Con Keane, was a member of the Irish Army. He had played hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary and was also included on Munster's Railway Cup team. The family later relocated to Thurles, County Tipperary. Keane's brothers, Connie and Michael, also lined out with Tipperary.[6]

Keane died on 16 July 2017, aged 85.[7]

Honours

Thurles Crokes

1960

Thurles Sarsfields

1952, 1955, 1956, 1957 (c), 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963

1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

Tipperary

1958

1958

1954–55, 1956–57

1949

1949

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roll of honour. Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. 12 March 2022.
  2. Web site: History. Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. 12 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Minor hurling. Munster GAA website. 12 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Tipperary profile. Hogan Stand. 12 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Senior hurling. Munster GAA website. 12 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Fresh doubts over tour. Irish Independent. 12 January 2002. 12 March 2022.
  7. Web site: The death has occurred of Laurence (Larry) Keane. rip.ie. 17 July 2017. 12 March 2022.