Maura McNicholas is a former
camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaÃocht ) 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
AIB Gaelic Star award for Camogie Junior Player of the year in 1986.
Family
Her mother Kitty played at centre field when Clare won the
All Ireland junior championship in 1974.
Career
She won Clare under-12 titles with
Éire Óg Ennis and Munster colleges titles with
Colaiste Mhuire, Ennis, winning two Munster minor medals, a Munster junior medal and two junior
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 ...
s. She averaged ten points a match when Clare won the 1986
All Ireland junior championship. She won an All Ireland Vocational Schools medal.
References
External links
Camogie.ieOfficial Camogie Association Website
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Wikipedia List of Camogie players
Living people
Clare camogie players
Year of birth missing (living people)
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