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St Paul’s Camogie Club
St Paul's is a former camogie club based in Kilkenny city, Ireland, one of the most successful in the history of the game. It won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship, All Ireland club championship in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1987, 1988, and 1989. Background The St Paul's camogie club was formed in 1963 by John Fennelly, Mick Kenny, Jimmy Morrissey and Dick Cassin. 978-1-908591-00-5 The club is the most successful in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship with a total of eight victories in All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1968, 1968, All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1969, 1969, All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1970, 1970, All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1974, 1974, All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1976, 1976, All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1987, 1987, All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1988, 1988 and All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1989, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1986
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Glen Rovers, who defeated St Paul’s from Kilkenny by one point in an exciting and robust final, played at Glen Rovers. An injury to the iconic St Paul’s star Angela Downey after she had scored two comeback goals, was a factor in Glen Rovers victory. Arrangements The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Athenry, and Eglish, winning the championships of the other two provinces. Angela Downey scored 7–5 for St Paul's in their semi-final defeat of Eglish. The Final Glen Rovers won the final by a single point having lost a six-point lead in the closing stages. Angela Downey scored two snap goals for St Paul's before suffering a nasty injury and had to leave the field in an often robust final. Val Fitzpatrick was named Player of the Match. Anne O'Donovan became the first play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kilkenny Senior Camogie Championship
The Kilkenny Camogie Championship is the senior camogie competition featuring clubs affiliated to the Kilkenny GAA. St Paul's are the competitions most successful club, having won 25 titles. Piltown are the reigning champions, having defeated the Kilkenny, Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ... and All-Ireland Champions, Dicksboro in the 2024 final. The winners of the Kilkenny Senior Camogie Championship are awarded the Bridget 'Biddy' Barry memorial cup. Roll of honour Finals listed by year References {{Camogie Camogie competitions Camogie in County Kilkenny 1932 establishments in Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 1932 Kilkenny GAA club championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Senior Club Camogie Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Camogie Championship is an annual camogie competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Camogie Association and contested by the champion senior clubs in the province of Leinster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Leinster camogie. The winner of the Leinster championship contests the semi-final of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship. The championship was first contested in 1964. The competition has been won by 17 teams, 11 of which have won it more than once. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 26 wins. St Paul's of Kilkenny is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 13 times. No club from counties other than Dublin, Kilkenny, and Wexford has ever won the championship. The last time a final was contested by a club from another county was in 1997, when Camross of Laois were defeated by Lisdowney of Kilkenny. St Vincents are the reigning champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camogie Association
The Camogie Association (, formerly ) organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and around the world. The association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association, but is still a separate organisation. History The Camogie Association was founded in 8 North Frederick St, Dublin on 25 February 1904, with Máire Ní Chinnéide as president. In 1911, it was reconstituted as Cualacht Luithchleas na mBan Gaedheal ("Gaelic Athletic Company of Women") at a meeting organised by Seaghán Ua Dúbhtaigh at 25 Rutland Square (now Parnell Square), Dublin. It was revived in 1923 and the first congress held on 25 April 1925, when over 100 delegates gathered in Conarchy's Hotel, Parnell Square. It was reconstituted again in 1939 as Cumann Camogaiochta na nGael. For a period in the 1930s it organised women's athletics events. A breakaway Cualacht Luithchleas na mBan Gaedheal continued in existence during 1939–51 as clubs in Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow disaffil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Golden
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Mary Fennelly
Mary E. Fennelly (1948 – 13 January 2025) was an Irish camogie player and administrator. At club level, she played with St Paul's and Celtic and at inter-county level with Dublin and Kilkenny. Fennelly also served as the president of the Camogie Association. Playing career Fennelly first played camogie to a high standard as a student at Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny. After entering the Leinster Colleges SCC for the first time, the school reached the provincial final in 1966 but lost out to Oldcastle. The absence of a juvenile camogie scene meant that Fennelly first played at club level with St Paul's in 1965. She won the first of three successive Kilkenny SCC titles that year, while she also claimed a Leinster Club SCC title in 1966. Fennelly later transferred to the Celtic club in Dublin and won a Dublin SCC title in 1973. Fennelly returned to the St Paul's club in 1974 and won the first of seven successive Kilkenny SCC titles that year. She also wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breda Holmes
Breda Holmes is a former camogie Camogie ( ; ) 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 "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ... player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1987 and seven All Ireland medals in succession between 1984 and 1991, celebrating the seventh by scoring the match-turning goal from Ann Downey’s sideline ball against Cork in the 1991 final. Career She captained Carysfort Training College in their 1984 Purcell Cup campaign and won six All Ireland club medals with St Paul’s camogie club, based in Kilkenny city. References Living people Kilkenny camogie players Year of birth missing (living people) {{Kilkenny-camogie-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Downey
Ann Downey (born 1957 in Castlecomer, Ireland) is a retired camogie player, winner of 12 All Ireland inter-county medals, captaining the team in 1989 and 1994, and seven All-Ireland club medals with St Paul's and Lisdowney (1) – one more than her sister Angela who was suspended for one final. Family background Her father, Shem Downey won an All-Ireland medal with Kilkenny in 1947. Her twin sister Angela was cited in 2004 as the greatest player in the history of camogie. Career She went to school in Castlecomer before joining her sister in St Brigid’s in Callan. During their careers in the 1970s and '80s Kilkenny completely dominated the game, including winning seven senior All-Irelands in-a-row from 1985 to 1991. Awards She was recipient of the Player of the year award Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridie Martin
Bridie Martin-McGarry from Kilkenny is a former camogie player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of nine All Ireland medals. Background and early career She first played Camogie when she went to Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny where she won an All Ireland Senior Colleges title in 1969. She played with Thornbrack and Lisdowney before winning several county championships and three club All Ireland medals with St Paul’s. Inter-county She first played with Kilkenny senior team in 1972 and went on to win nine All Ireland medals in what was the county’s most successful period in the game to date. She was captain in 1985 and again in 1987. She won seven National League medals with Kilkenny and eight Gael Linn Cup inter-provincial medals with Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Neary
Liz Neary (born 1951 in Kilkenny, Ireland) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played camogie at various times with her local clubs St. Paul's and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1970 until 1987. Neary is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time. In a senior inter-county career that lasted for nineteen years she won seven All-Ireland medals, five National League medals and five Gael Linn Interprovincial medals. With her two clubs St. Paul's and Austin Stack's she collected a huge haul of twenty-one county titles and six All-Ireland club medals. Neary was also presented with a number of personal awards during her career. In 1981 and 1986 she was awarded the B&I Player of the Year Award. In 2004, she was named on the Camogie Team of the Century. Biography Liz Neary was born in Kilkenny in 1951. She was educated locally and later attended the Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny. It was here that her camogie ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
