Jim Aherne
Gaelic footballer
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| Intro | Gaelic footballer | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| is | Football player Athlete Gaelic football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1922, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Age | 103 years |
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Biography
James "Jim" Aherne (born 1922) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team.
Aherne 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.
At club level Aherne was a multiple county championship medalist with Clonakilty.