James Devaney (10 October 1907 – 16 January 1987) was an Irish hurler. His

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career with the Tipperary senior team lasted two seasons from 1936 until 1937. 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

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titles. His son,

Liam Devaney Liam Devaney (1935 – 15 August 2017) was an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned fourteen seasons from 1954 until 1968. Born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Devaney was born into a stro ...

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

Honours

;Borris–Ileigh *Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1933

References

1907 births 1987 deaths Borris-Ileigh hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub