Jimmy Lanigan

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| sport = Hurling

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| name = Jimmy Lanigan

| irish = Séamus Ó Lonagáin

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| occupation = Fitter

| county = Tipperary

| province = Munster

| club = Thurles Sarsfields

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| clcounty = 9

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| counties = Tipperary

| icposition = Right wing-back

| icyears = 1930-1940

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| icprovince = 2

| icallireland = 2

| nhl = 0

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| birth_date = 20 April 1910

| birth_place=Ballycahill, County Tipperary, Ireland

| death_date = 9 March 1992 (aged 81)

| death_place=Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/killarneys-hurling-showpiece-36103893.html|title=Killarney's hurling showpiece|publisher=Irish Independent|date=9 September 2017|accessdate=12 May 2020|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tipperary-veteran-hoping-for-hat-trick-of-birthday-triumphs-1.645255|title=Tipperary veteran hoping for hat-trick of birthday triumphs|publisher=Irish Times|date=1 September 2010|accessdate=12 May 2020|first=Seán|last=Moran}} 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

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.