Marianne Johnson is a former camogie player, All Ireland medalist and member of the Kildare team of the century.

Career

The daughter of

Callan Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning ''descendant of Cathalán''. Callan can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin. Notable people with the name includ ...

County Kilkenny hurler Thomas Johnson who moved to Kildare, founder of the Éire Óg club in Prosperous, she played for

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and for Kildare in their breakthrough 1987 All Ireland Junior championship winning final against Armagh. She was selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century in 2004.Leinster Leader, 24 Nov 1984] She won Leinster junior championship medals in 1981, 1986 and 1987 and captained Kildare in their first, unsuccessful All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship, All Ireland final appearance in 1986. She won

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medals with Leinster. She later served as secretary of Kildare camogie board.

References

External links

Camogie.ie
Official Camogie Association Website * Wikipedia List of Camogie players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Kildare camogie players People from Prosperous, County Kildare {{Kildare-camogie-bio-stub