Eileen Naughton
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Eileen Naughton was the star of Galway's All Ireland final appearance against Dublin in 1962 and UCG's Ashbourne Cup
win of 1968, she was short-listed for Cuchulainn all star awards in 1963 and 1964, despite missing part of the season through injury.
from the age of 16.
Her medical studies led to an extended Ashbourne Cup
career with University College Galway. In 1963, the year she started her first year at college, she was already noted in the newspapers for her semi-final display, both in goal and outfield, against UCC. In 1964 she kept QUB scoreless in the semi-final and confined UCC, who had scored 6-1 against UCD in the other semi-final to 0-1 in the final. She was selected for the combined universities, the equivalent of the Ashbourne Cup#Ashbourne All Stars for six successive years.
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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 current stars of the game...
win of 1968, she was short-listed for Cuchulainn all star awards in 1963 and 1964, despite missing part of the season through injury.
Career
A past pupil of Presentation Convent she won a schools county championship and five Connacht championship medals, he was a regular on the Galway team from the age of 15 and the Connacht inter-provincial teamGael Linn Cup
The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament in the Irish sport of camogie contested by Ireland’s fuur provincial teams. Currently played at senior and junior level on alternate years. The tournament has existed in various guides since 1956, is played at senior and junior level on alternate years...
from the age of 16.
Her medical studies led to an extended Ashbourne Cup
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 current stars of the game...
career with University College Galway. In 1963, the year she started her first year at college, she was already noted in the newspapers for her semi-final display, both in goal and outfield, against UCC. In 1964 she kept QUB scoreless in the semi-final and confined UCC, who had scored 6-1 against UCD in the other semi-final to 0-1 in the final. She was selected for the combined universities, the equivalent of the Ashbourne Cup#Ashbourne All Stars for six successive years.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
Wikipedia List of Camogie players