John Holohan
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| Native name | Seán Ó hUallacháin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1890 Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 1947 (aged 56) Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.