Mick Aherne

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Mick Aherne was a gaelic football and hurling player from County Laois in Ireland.

He played for many years on the Laois senior football and hurling teams in the defence.

In 1986, he starred on the Laois senior football team the won the county's second National Football League title

A native of Ballacolla, Mick played his club hurling with Ballacolla and his club football with the O'Dempseys club with whom he played a leading role in 1980 when the club won its second Laois Senior Football Championship title.

[edit] References

• Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000 Tom Ryall, 2000
• Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games Raymond Smith, 1999
• Laois GAA Yearbook 1999 Leinster Express, 1999

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