| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó hEachtairn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
22 May 1905 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
30 December 1946 (aged 41) Blackrock, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Gah | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1925–1932 | Cork | 30 (35–27) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
Michael John "Gah" Ahern (22 May 1905 – 30 December 1946) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Ballintemple, Cork, Ahern first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Crab Lane National School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork junior team before later joining the senior side. He made his senior debut during the 1925 championship. Ahern immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won four All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At international level Ahern played for the victorious Tailteann Games hurling team in 1932. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, he won two Railway Cup medals. At club level Ahern was a six-time championship medallist with Blackrock.
His brother, Paddy "Balty" Ahern, was a teammate with Cork and won five All-Ireland medals.
Ahern's career tally of 35 goals and 27 points was a record score for a Cork player which stood until 22 June 1952 when it was surpassed by Christy Ring.
Throughout his career Ahern made 30 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling prior to the start of the 1932 championship.