James "Seán Óg" Hanley (1877 – August 1915) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the

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and

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...

senior teams. Hanley made his first appearance on the inter-county scene for the Limerick team during the 1896 championship and later played with London Irish until the end of the 1903 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

medal. At club level Hanley was a one-time county club championship medalist with

Kilfinane Kilfinnane or Kilfinane () ( or , ) is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish (church) and (Finnian), making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian". Kilfinnane is located approximately 40 ...

. He also lined out with the Robert Emmett's club in London.

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1877 births 1915 deaths Kilfinane hurlers Robert Emmett's (London) hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers London inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Limerick-hurling-bio-stub