James Ignatius Harney (16 February 1903 – 1 September 1954) was an Irish hurler who played for his local club Tynagh and at senior level for the Galway county team from 1920 until 1934.
That year Harney collected a Connacht title as Galway defeated Roscommon in the provincial final.
Limerick, winners of the All-Ireland semi-final over Donegal, were the opponents, however, the team refused to play until all Civil War prisoners were released.
Mick Gill’s tactic of dropping the sliothar into the square paid dividends as Galway won the game by 7-3 to 4-5.
In 1924 Galway defeated Tipp by a single point to set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Dublin.
The next two seasons saw Galway face defeat in the All-Ireland semi-final, however, the team received special treatment in 1928.
After suffering a number of consecutive defeats in the All-Ireland semi-final, Harney retired from inter-county hurling in 1934.