Jim Ahern (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó hEachtairn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
17 October 1922 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
19 August 1988 (aged 65) Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s–1950s | Clonakilty | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1943–1948 | Cork | 9 (5–09) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| *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[edit]
- ^ "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. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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