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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó hUallacháin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born |
11 November 1890 Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Died |
19 May 1947 Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Crosspatrick Johnstown Tullaroan | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 4 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1915-1926 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 |
John Holohan (11 November 1890 – 19 May 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Holohan first excelled at cricket before turning to hurling. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when made his senior debut in a tournament game. Holohan went on to play a key part for Kilkenny over the next decade, and won one All-Ireland medal and four Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Holohan won four championship medals, playing with a variety of clubs including Crosspatrick, Johnstown and Tullaroan.
Holohan's retirement came prior to the start of the 1926 championship.