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| Danno Mahony, Ballydehob, Co. Cork | ||
Ballydehob takes it name form the Irish Béal an dá Chab, meaning "the ford at the mouth of two rivers". Situated in West Cork, 63 miles from Cork City and 8 miles west of Skibbereen. At the west end of the village there is a monument of the late Danno Mahony known as The Irish Whip. He won the NWA World title from Jim Londos in Boston on June 30th 1935. Danno was sadly killed in a car accident on the 4th November 1950 at the age of 37. |
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