Jim Ahern (Gaelic footballer)

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.

Jim Ahern
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó hEachtairn
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Centre-forward
Born (1922-10-17)17 October 1922
Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Died 19 August 1988(1988-08-19) (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.

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

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  1. ^ "Clonakilty GAA history". Clonakilty GAA website. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Irish spiritans remembered" (PDF). Irish Spiritans Remembered, Part 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.