Seán Kenny (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Cionnaith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1940s-1950s | Borris-Ileigh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1949-1951 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Seán Kenny (1923–2002) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Borris-Ileigh and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s. Kenny captained Tipperary to the All-Ireland title in 1950.
Seán Kenny was born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary in 1923. He was born into a family that ahd a strong asosciation with the game of hurling. His uncle, Patrick Harty, captained the Tipperary team that won the All-Ireland junior title in 1930. Kenny was educated at the local national school and later attended Thurles CBS where his own hurling skills were developed. In 1939 he captained the school to both Dean Ryan (under-17) and Dr. Harty Cup (under-19) titles.
Kenny played his club hurling with his local club in Borris-Ileigh and enjoyed much success.He was captain of the club team in 1949 as Borris-Ileigh defeated Kickham's to take their very first senior county championship. Kenny added a second county winners' medal to his collection in 1950 as Borris-Ileigh retained their title. He captured a third and final county title in 1953.
Kenny first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in 1941 when he captained the Tipperary minor hurling team in the Munster final. Cork, however, were the victors that day.
Kenny's skill at club level was quickly noted and he soon made it onto the Tipperary senior hurling team. It was in his debut season that he enjoyed his first major success when Tipp defeated Limerick by 1-16 to 2-10, giving Kenny a coveted Munster winners' medal. He subsequently lined out in his first ALl-Ireland final at senior level. Surprisingly, Laois were the opponents on that occasion, however, the result was expected. Tipp opened the floodgates with a Paddy Kenny goal before Jimmy Kennedy added two more goals in the second-half. At the full-time whistle Tipp were the victors by 3-11 to 0-3 and Kenny had captured a coveted All-Ireland.
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