[1][2] Born in Castleconnell, County Limerick, Keane first played competitive hurling in various club tournament games in his youth.
After a year in the United States he returned to Ireland and joined the Castleconnell club.
He won county senior championship medals in 1920 and 1922, before ending his career with the newly founded Ahane club.
[citation needed] Keane made his senior debut for Limerick in a tournament game in 1912 and quickly established himself as a regular member of the team.
Keane retired from inter-county hurling following Limerick's exit from the 1927 championship.