▁an ▁un law ful ▁association ▁or ▁party . ▁His ▁wife ▁Catherine ▁had ▁to ▁write ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁and ▁had ▁since ▁been ▁det ained ▁without ▁any ▁charge ▁being ▁brought ▁against ▁him . ▁Catherine ▁and ▁John ▁were ▁married ▁for ▁ 5 3 ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁Ch ess ▁career ▁ ▁O ' H an lon ▁won ▁the ▁Irish ▁ch ess ▁championship ▁nine ▁times , ▁first ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 7 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 4 . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁ch ess ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁but ▁mainly ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁British ▁champion ships ; ▁among ▁others , ▁he ▁tied ▁for ▁ 8 th - 9 th ▁places ▁at ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 7 th – 9 th ▁at ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁both ▁won ▁by ▁Henry ▁Ernest ▁At kins . ▁In ▁other ▁tournament s , ▁he ▁shared ▁first ▁place ▁with ▁Max ▁Eu we ▁at ▁Broad st airs ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁took ▁ 8 th ▁at ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁International ▁Ch ess ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 / 2 2 ▁( B oris ▁Kost