Mary Geaney
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Mary Geaney Mary Geaney (born April 6, 1954) is a former Irish sportswoman. In camogie
she captained Cork to victory in the All Ireland championship of 1982 and won three All Ireland medals. In hockey she played 61 times for Ireland and won an inter-continental cup medal.
. Her brother Dave
, a member of Castleisland Desmonds captained the Kerry minors in 1958 and won an All Ireland championship medal with Kerry
in 1959. She attended Ursuline convent school in Cork.
medals with UCC and four Cork county championship medals with Eire Óg
, playing at full forward as they won in their first year after being promoted in 1977. She made her debut with the Cork junior team that year and made her senior debut in 1978, scoring for Cork in their All Ireland semi-final victory over Clare and scoring three goals in the All Ireland final where she won her first medal in the All Ireland final against Dublin.
Scoring achievements include a goal in the 1980 replay win over Limerick , two goals for Cork in the drawn All Ireland final with Kilkenny , a year in which Cork lost the replay, and a point in 1983 when she won her third All Ireland medal. She retired in 1988, having contested two more All Ireland finals and scored a goal in both the 1987 and 1988 finals. She won National League
medals in 1984 and 1986.
in 1983 and the 1-0 victory over England when they were world champions in 1976 and 2-1 victory in Cambridge in 1977.
, County Kerry
.
Wikipedia List of Camogie players
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....
she captained Cork to victory in the All Ireland championship of 1982 and won three All Ireland medals. In hockey she played 61 times for Ireland and won an inter-continental cup medal.
Family background
Her father Con, a member of Firies club, won an All Ireland senior championship medal with Kerry in 1932All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1932
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. Her brother Dave
Dave Geaney
Dr Dave Geaney is an All-Ireland medal holder and has been trainer of the Castleisland Desmonds Senior team for a good number of years and was trainer when they won the All-Ireland Club title in 1985 when they defeated St. Vincent's in the final on St. Patrick's Day. Geaney was a Kerry GAA...
, a member of Castleisland Desmonds captained the Kerry minors in 1958 and won an All Ireland championship medal with Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in 1959. She attended Ursuline convent school in Cork.
Camogie
She won Ashbourne CupAshbourne 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...
medals with UCC and four Cork county championship medals with Eire Óg
Éire Óg GAA (Cork)
Éire Óg is a Gaelic football and hurling based in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divisional board.-History:...
, playing at full forward as they won in their first year after being promoted in 1977. She made her debut with the Cork junior team that year and made her senior debut in 1978, scoring for Cork in their All Ireland semi-final victory over Clare and scoring three goals in the All Ireland final where she won her first medal in the All Ireland final against Dublin.
Scoring achievements include a goal in the 1980 replay win over Limerick , two goals for Cork in the drawn All Ireland final with Kilkenny , a year in which Cork lost the replay, and a point in 1983 when she won her third All Ireland medal. She retired in 1988, having contested two more All Ireland finals and scored a goal in both the 1987 and 1988 finals. She won National League
National Camogie League
The National Camogie League is the second most important competition in the Irish team sport of Camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in four divisions graded by ability....
medals in 1984 and 1986.
Hockey
She played school interprovincial with Ursuline and senior inter-provincial with Old Ursuline. After an outstanding series of perofmrances in the inter-provincial series, she won the first of 61 caps in goal for Ireland against Englalnd in March 1975 and played on the Irish team that won the inter-continental cup in Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
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in 1983 and the 1-0 victory over England when they were world champions in 1976 and 2-1 victory in Cambridge in 1977.
Other sports
She played Gaelic football for Kerry, played squash and badminton for Munster, and played Senior Cup golf for Killarney and inter-provincial golf for Munster. She lives in CastleislandCastleisland
Castleisland is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is renowned for the width of its main street. Castleisland has a population of 2,170....
, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
.
Awards
She won the Jury’s Munster sports star award for camogie in 1980 and for hockey in 1983. She also won a Kerry camogie player of the year award in 1972.External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
Wikipedia List of Camogie players