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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 hurler. At club level he played with Thurles Sarsfields and was the All-Ireland Championship-winning captain with the 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 1930 Munster Championship. He won his first All-Ireland medal in his debut year after Tipperary's victory over Dublin in the final. Lanigan captained the team to All-Ireland success in 1937 after lining out at right wing-back in the defeat of Kilkenny at FitzGerald Stadium.[1][2] His other hurling honours include two Munster Championships, nine senior county championship medals, including five as captain, with Thurles Sarsfields and Railway Cup medal as captain of Munster.

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
Munster

References

  1. ^ "Killarney's hurling showpiece". Irish Independent. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Moran, Seán (1 September 2010). "Tipperary veteran hoping for hat-trick of birthday triumphs". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.