Helena O'Neill
Encyclopedia
Helena O'Neill is a former camogie
player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1974 and All Ireland medals in 1974, 1976 and 1977.
she played with St Paul's camogie club, based in Kilkenny city, winning All Ireland club medals
in 1969, 1971, 1975 and 1977. She was first selected for the Kilkenny and Leinster senior teams in 1970, scoring two goals in Kilkenny’s breakthrough first Leinster title in 1970 and four goals for Leinster in the Gael Linn Cup
final.
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1974 and All Ireland medals in 1974, 1976 and 1977.
Career
A member of the Presentation Kilkenny team that won the secondary schools colleges championship in 1969 and 1970All Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion secondary school or second level college....
she played with St Paul's camogie club, based in Kilkenny city, winning All Ireland club medals
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is the most important competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie. It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta.-Trophy:...
in 1969, 1971, 1975 and 1977. She was first selected for the Kilkenny and Leinster senior teams in 1970, scoring two goals in Kilkenny’s breakthrough first Leinster title in 1970 and four goals for Leinster in the Gael Linn Cup
Gael 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...
final.
All Ireland success
She was centre half back, play maker and free-taker for Kilkenny's first All Ireland success in 1974, sending a long free directly to the net in the replay and for the follow-up successes in 1976 and 1977. She retired after Kilkenny's defeat to Antrim in 1979.External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2