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John James Brennan (Irish: Seán Séamus Ó Braonáin) (28 November 1887 – 11 October 1943) was a famous Irish sportsman who played hurling with Kilkenny. In a senior inter-county career that lasted from 1905 until 1914, he won four All-Ireland titles and four Leinster titles. He was successful also in playing rugby, winning the Leinster Junior Cup with Kilkenny in 1920.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Séamus Ó Braonáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
John James Brennan 28 November 1887 Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 October 1943 (aged 55) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Doctor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Erin's Owm | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1905-1914 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
He played during Kilkenny's greatest era, which lasted from 1904 to 1913. He played in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913.
Brennan was a doctor who worked in Kilkenny, as a ship's surgeon with the Cunard Line on the Mauretania, and later in London, before returning to Kilkenny, where he died in 1944.
References
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edit- Kilkenny GAA Bible 2008 Archived 18 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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