Jim Devaney

{{short description|Irish hurler}}

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| name = Jim Devaney

| irish = Séamus Ó Dubhánaigh

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| county = Tipperary

| province = Munster

| club = Borris–Ileigh

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| icyears = 1936-1937

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1907|10|10}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1987|1|16|1907|10|10}}

| birth_place=Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland

| death_place=Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland

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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.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=119171|title=Liam Devaney: a vital part of the great Tipp team of the late 50s, early 60s|date=5 March 1995|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=21 February 2011}}

Devaney first came to prominence as a hurler with the Borris–Ileigh club, with whom he won a county junior championship medal in 1933.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

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.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

His son, Liam Devaney, was a five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Tipperary between 1958 and 1965.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}