Máiréad McAtamney-Magill (born c. 1944 in Portglenone,

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...

) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played

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with her local club Portglenone and with the Antrim senior inter-county team from 1958 until 1983. McAtamney captained Antrim to the

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title in 1979.

References

Sources

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). * Fullam, Brendan, ''Captains of the Ash'', (Wolfhound Press, 2002). 1940s births Living people Antrim camogie players Date of birth missing (living people) People from Portglenone 20th-century Irish women {{Antrim-camogie-bio-stub