Margaret Rainey 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, captain of the
All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1956. She played in the
All Ireland senior final of 1951.
Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
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Career
She gave an accomplished in All Ireland semi-final and final in 1951 and was a goalscorer on the Antrim team that shocked Dublin in the 1956 All Ireland semi-final. She played again on the Antrim team that narrowly won the 1957 semi-final against Mayo in Castlebar but was not on the team defeated in the 1957 final.
References
External links
Camogie.ie
Official Camogie Association Website
* Wikipedia List of Camogie players
Living people
Antrim camogie players
Year of birth missing (living people)
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