John O Mahoney (born 19?? in Reenard,

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

) was an Irish sportsperson. He played

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with his local club Renard and

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before he immigrated to

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. John played minor and Under 21 for

before he immigrated to

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, he later moved to

. He was one of the stars as

beat

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in the Junior All Ireland final of 1971 and played for

in the Connaught Championship. At club level, he played with The Kingdom club. He won six London senior Championships, five senior leagues, five Club Championships of Britain and two All Ireland 7-a-sides. In 2011 he was picked on the All Star London team 1960–2010.

References

* http://terracetalk.com/articles/296/Honouring-Five-Kerrymen-on-the-Greatest-London-team-1960--2010 Renard Gaelic footballers South Kerry Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Kingdom Kerry Gaels Gaelic footballers London inter-county Gaelic footballers Year of birth missing Possibly living people {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub