Jim Ahern (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Séamus Ó hEachtairn (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1922 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 1988 (aged 65) Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:21, 12 April 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Ahern (17 October 1922 – 19 August 1988) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team.
Ahern made his first appearance for the team during the 1943 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen over much of the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.[1]
At club level Ahern was a multiple county championship medalist with Clonakilty. Ahern died in August 1988 at the age of 65.[2]
References
- ^ "Clonakilty GAA history". Clonakilty GAA website. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Irish spiritans remembered" (PDF). Irish Spiritans Remembered, Part 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.