Junior Mahony
{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox GAA player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image =
| name = John Mahony
| irish = Seán Ó Mathúna
| fullname = John Mahony
| occupation = Farmer
| height =
| nickname = Junior
| county = Galway
| province = Connacht
| club = Ardrahan
| clposition = Goalkeeper
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| clcounty = 0
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| clallireland =
| counties = Galway
| icposition = Goalkeeper
| icyears = 1919-1929
| icapps(points) =
| icprovince = 1
| icallireland = 1
| allstars =
| nhl = 0
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| birth_date= John Mahony
{{Birth date|df=yes|1897|8|20}}
| death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1973|5|8|1897|8|20}}
| birth_place=Ardrahan, County Galway, Ireland
}}
John "Junior" Mahony (20 August 1897 – 8 May 1973) was an Irish hurler. Usually lining out as a goalkeeper, he was a member of the Galway team that won the 1923 All-Ireland Championship.{{cite web|url=https://finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/john-junior-mahoney-z596.jpg|title=Mr John "Junior" Mahony|publisher=Connacht Tribune|date=18 May 1973|accessdate=6 June 2018|first=|last=}}
Playing career
Mahony enjoyed a club career with Ardrahan that spanned three decades, however, he enjoyed little in terms of championship success. He is regarded as one of the club's greatest-ever players and was included on a special Team of the Millennium.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~ardrahanonline/team.htm|title=Ardrahan Senior Hurling Team of the Millennium|publisher=Ardrahan GAA|date=|accessdate=7 June 2018|first=|last=}} After being selected for the Galway senior team in 1919, he held his position on the team for the next decade. He won a Connacht medal in 1922 before winning his sole All-Ireland medal in 1923 after Galway's defeat of Limerick in the final. Mahony was a runner-up in four subsequent All-Ireland finals and retired from inter-county hurling in 1929. As one of the top goalkeepers of his era, Mahony was included on the Ireland team at the Tailteann Games in 1924, for which he was awarded a gold medal.{{fact|date=June 2020}}
Personal life
Mahony was also a member of the Old IRA and was interned at Ballykinlar and other camps during the War of Independence. He died after a short illness on 8 May 1973.{{fact|date=June 2020}}
Honours
;Galway
References
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