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Diarmuid O'Donoghue was a Gaelic footballer from Killarney,County Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior team during the 1980s.
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James Michael Palmer,known as Mixie Palmer,was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Killarney Legion and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
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- ↑ "Michael Gleeson". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Cllr John O'Donoghue formally co-opted onto Kerry County Council". Radio Kerry. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.