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Sean O'Mahony is an Irish sportsperson. He plays
Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
with his local club
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and was a member of the
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inter-county teams during the 90's. He was part of the
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
Minor, Under 21, Junior and Senior teams.


Club

With
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O'Mahoney won County and Munster Junior titles and late won an All Ireland Junior Championship in 2010. He also played with West Kerry with whom he won a Kerry Minor Football Championship in 1993 and Kerry Under-21 Football Championships in 1994 and 1996. He also played on the team who lost the 1996
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.


Underage

O'Mahoney first played with the
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
minor team in 1993. He was Left corner back as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
lost to
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in the first round. He was still underage in 1994 and had more success. Wins over
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,
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and
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saw him win a Munster medal.
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later qualified for the All-Ireland after overcoming
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in the semi-final. In the final O'Mahoney and
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
played
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. Kerry took the title after a 0–16 to 1–07 win to give O'Mahoney an All-Ireland minor medal. In 1997 O'Mahoney joined the
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
Under 21 team and was made captain. Wins over
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and
Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...
saw
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book a place in the Munster final. In the final
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
faced
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. The sides ended level and a replay was needed. Kerry made no mistake second time out winning 0–12 to 1-07 and gave O'Mahoney a Munster title as captain. O'Mahoney and Kerry's season came to an end after losing out to Meath in a point in the All-Ireland semi-final.


Junior

In 1997 O'Mahony joined the
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Junior team. Wins over
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and
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saw O'Mahoney pick up a Munster title. In the All-Ireland semi-final
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
overcame Meath. In the All-Ireland final
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faced
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. In the end Mayo took the title. In 2000 O'Mahony again lined out with the Junior side. Wins over
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and
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saw O'Mahony win his second Munster title.
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
overcame
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in the All-Ireland to book a place in the All-Ireland final. Im O'Mahony's second All-Ireland final at the Junior grade
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
faced
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. Like in 1997 the title went West as O'Mahony was an All-Ireland runner up for a second time. He lined out with the team again in 2001, however
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had a surprise loss to
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in the Munster first round.


Senior

O'Mahony played only one game with
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
when he played in a 1996/97 National League game against Tyrone.


References


External links

* http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/143/Sean-Mahony * http://munster.gaa.ie/history/mf_teams/ * http://munster.gaa.ie/history/u21f_teams/ * http://www.kerrygaa.ie/old_website/old/intco2000.htm#junfres {{DEFAULTSORT:OMahony, Sean 1976 births Living people Castlegregory Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers