Patrick 'Pakey' O'Mahony (1880–1968) alias "Packey Mahoney", was an Irish

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trainer. He won the Irish heavyweight championship in 1912. His professional boxing career saw him win his first fourteen fights; he lost (and retired after) his fifteenth fight, a contest with

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on 30 June 1913. He was the first trainer of the Glen Boxing Club. With his background in boxing training O'Mahony was asked to come into the Blackrock Hurling Club set-up as a trainer (in this era, GAA panels were prepared for matches by a trainer and then the team was picked by a selection panel). After a successful stint with the Rockies, O'Mahony was asked to train the

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. He (and his assistant

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) trained the county to

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