Clare Hanrahan is a former
camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...
player, winner of the
Cuchulainn award in 1965.
Having previously starred in attack for Kilkenny in their Leinster junior victories of 1959 and 1960, she burst on to the scene with four goals for Leinster in the 1960
Gael Linn Cup
The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament, representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, contested by Ireland's four provincial teams with competitions at senior and junior level on alternat ...
final and was Leinster's most effective forward over the next five years.
References
Living people
Kilkenny camogie players
Year of birth missing (living people)
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