John Lenihan from Co Kerry was in his day one of the best mountain runners in the world and won the World Running Mountain Championships in Switzerland in 1991.
In honour of his many victories, a special plaque was unveiled at the end of October 2022 at Cronin's Yard in Co Kerry. This is near the base of Carrauntoohil and is a traditional starting point for many walkers wishing to climb Ireland's highest mountain.
In response to the unveiling, John wrote... "I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who turned out today at Cronins Yard for the unveiling. I met people that I hadn't met in years and it was so good to sit and chat with ye all.
A huge thanks to the Cronin family for allowing the plaque to be placed there, to Brian Byrne for doing the unveiling and to Leo Finucane for the time and work put into the plaque.
Thanks to Con Dennehy for his excellent job as MC and Pat McCarthy for his speech, also thanks to Noel Keane for filming the event and to my great friend Peter Murphy for his photography not only today but over the years."
