Celtic is a

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 ...

club, winner of the Dublin Championship on 12 occasions and the inaugural winner of the

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is a competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie. It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta. Trophy The ...

in 1964.. Dublin did not send a representative in 1965, so they did not defend their title.

Grounds

The Celtic

club was formed in the

Coolock Coolock () is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds. The Coolock suburban are ...

area of Dublin by the Keegan sisters in 1929. Una O’Connor, Eileen Duffy, Ally Hussey, Betty Hughes, Eithne Leech, Kit Kehoe, Kitty Murphy, Deirdre Lane, Una Crowley and Ann Colgan are a sprinkling of the stars that won many Dublin championship medals with Celtic.

All Ireland champions

Celtic won ten Dublin championships in their heyday and were the first All Ireland club champions when the competition was introduced in 1964 thanks to a great display by Alice Hussey at centre back and three goals from Úna O'Connor.

1964 champions

On their 1964 All Ireland side Angela Gill was a daughter of

Mick Gill Michael Gill (22 September 1899 – 21 September 1980) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Galway and Dublin senior teams from 1922 until 1938. Gill made his first championship appearance during the 1922 championship ...

who won All-Ireland hurling medals with Galway and Dublin, Mary Casey was a sister of

Bill Casey William D. Casey (born February 19, 1945) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1988, he later sat as Conservative ...

, who had won an All-Ireland football medal with Dublin in 1963 and Claire Heffernan was a sister of Dublin footballer and later manager, Kevin Heffernan.

Notable players

Noted alumni include six presidents of the Camogie Association Eilish Redmond,

Mary Lynch Mary Kelly-Lynch (Máire Uí Loinsigh) was the 20th president of the Camogie Association. Playing career She was introduced to camogie at secondary school in her native Carrickmacross and played for the county while still at school. She joined ...

, Nell McCarthy, Mary Moran,

Mary Fennelly Mary Fennelly (Máire Ní Fhionnalaigh) was the 19th president of the Camogie Association of Ireland, Camogie Association. Family background She is first cousin of the Fennelly family from Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA, Ballyhale, of whose seven brot ...

and

Liz Howard Elizabeth Howard (Éilís Níc Iomhair) is an Irish camogie player who was the 27th President of the Camogie Association. Background Howard, from Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, is the daughter of Limerick hurler, Garrett Howard ...

. Camogie Team of the Century member Kathleen Duffy recalled in 2004 cycling to Coolock to training, "sometimes pulling the lawnmower behind us all the way because we used to cut it ourselves. Those were different days, we cycled everywhere and actually got great coverage in the papers. People would recognise you around town and shout over 'well done yesterday, Eileen!'"Irish Independent interview with Eileen Duffy, Mar 1 2004
/ref> Notable players included

Eileen Duffy Eileen Duffy-O'Mahoney was an Irish sportsperson who played senior camogie with Dublin from 1949 until 1957. Background Eileen Duffy was born in Dublin. She showed great skill at the game of camogie in her youth and quickly joined her local ...

, Kit Kehoe, Kitty Murphy, Mary Moran (later to become a

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

of the

Camogie Association The Camogie Association ( ga, An Cumann Camógaíochta, formerly ga, Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael) organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and around the world. The association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...

and Brid Fennelly.

Colours

Celtic wore a navy gym tunic with a red bar around the skirt and a white blouse.

References

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External links

Camogie.ie
Official Camogie Association Website * Wikipedia List of Camogie clubs Gaelic games clubs in Dublin (city) Camogie clubs in County Dublin