Mary Geaney is an Irish sportswoman. She played senior

ladies' Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is a women's team sport. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a ...

for

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in Count ...

, senior camogie for

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and is also a former Ireland women's field hockey international. In

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she captained Kerry when they won the

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the ...

and in 1980 she captained Cork when they won the

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is a competition for inter-county teams in the women's field sport of game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer m ...

. She was the first player to captain a team to both championships. As a field hockey international, she was a member of the Ireland team that won the 1983 Women's Intercontinental Cup. In 2010 she was inducted into the

Irish Hockey Association Hockey Ireland, previously known as the Irish Hockey Association, is the governing body for field hockey in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is responsible for organising both the Ireland men's national field hockey team and ...

Hall of Fame.

Early years, family and education

Mary Geaney is the daughter of Con Geaney, a member of the

team that won the

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. Her brother, David Geaney, was a member of the Kerry team that won the same All-Ireland championship in

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. She was educated at the Ursuline Secondary School in Blackrock, Cork.

Ladies' Gaelic football

Geaney began playing

for

Castleisland Desmonds Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981, 1982 and 1984. They won the Munster Club Championship and All-I ...

. In 1973 she played for

against

in one of the first ladies' Gaelic football games between the two counties. Kerry won by 5–10 to 4–11 with Geaney scoring 2–6. In 1974 she played for Kerry when they lost to

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in the first

Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster. County boards *Cork *Clare * Kerry *Limerick * Tipperary *Waterf ...

final. In

she captained Kerry when they won the

, defeating

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by 4–6 to 1–5. With 3–2, Geany was also the top scorer in the final. She also scored the first ever hat-trick in a Ladies' All-Ireland final. Geaney also won the

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with Castleisland Desmonds. She also represented Munster at interprovincial level.

Camogie

Geaney played camogie for

and Éire Óg. Between 1978 and

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she also played for

in six

finals. Geaney finished on the winning side in 1978, 1980 and

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. In six finals she scored 7–5. In the 1978 final she scored a hat-trick of goals and in 1980 she captained the winning Cork team. She also represented Munster at interprovincial level in the

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Field hockey

Geaney played field hockey for Old Ursulines (

), Munster and

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. She made her senior international debut in 1971 against

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. She subsequently made 61 senior appearances for Ireland. She was a member of the Ireland teams that won the 1977 Triple Crown and the 1983 Women's Intercontinental Cup. In 2010, together with her former team mate, Margaret Gleghorne, she was inducted into the

Hall of Fame.

Other sports

Geaney has also played squash, badminton and golf for Munster. She is a member of the

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club Killarney Golf and Fishing Club is a private - members owned golf club on the shore of Lough Leane just west of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. The club has 2 18-hole golf courses, Killeen and Mahony's Point & a 9-Hole Course called Lackaban ...

Honours

Ladies' Gaelic football

;

**''Winners'':

;

**''Winners'': 1980, 1983

Camogie

;

**''Winners'': 1978, 1980,

**''Runners Up'':

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National Camogie League The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Ireland Camogie Leagues, is a competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability. It w ...

**''Winners'':

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**''Runners Up'': 1977–78,

, 1982 ; Munster *

**''Runners Up'':

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;

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Ashbourne Cup The Ashbourne Cup is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion university or third level college. The Ashbourne Cup is the highest division in inter-collegiate camogie. The competition features many of the ...

**''Winners'':

Field hockey

;

*Women's Intercontinental Cup **''Winners'': 1983 *Triple Crown **''Winners'': 1977

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Geaney, Mary 1954 births Living people Cork camogie players Kerry inter-county ladies' footballers Castleisland Gaelic footballers Irish female field hockey players Ireland international women's field hockey players Female field hockey goalkeepers Sportspeople from County Kerry Dual camogie–football players UCC camogie players