Early Life
Mick 'Gah' Ahern was born Ballintemple, Cork in 1905. He was educated at Crab Lane National School where his hurling skills were developed. On the school team he played with his brother, Paddy 'Balty' Ahern, and their reputations as fine hurlers were seen once again in the School Shield competitions. Balty was always physically dominant and from an early age was able to impose himself on a game by his presence alone. But the crowds flocked to see Gah who was a veritable wizard with the stick and from an early age Gah became the Boy Wonder of the school-shield leagues. Ahern later played club hurling and had much success with his local team Blackrock. He also had great success with the great Cork senior hurling team of the 1920s.
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