Mary Sinnott
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Mary Sinnott born in Taghmon
Co Wexford is a former camogie
player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1968 and 1969.
She played club Camogie with Taghmon and Oylegate-Glenbrien.
She also holds two Gael Linn interprovincial
medals and held her place on the Leinster team for ten years. In 1965 she was Wexford Player of the Year and received the Hall of Fame Award in 1980.
she represented Ireland on 59 occasions, was voted Wexford Badminton Star in 1965 and again in 1988.
Taghmon
Taghmon is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R738 regional road, 14 km west of Wexford town and 24 km east-southeast of New Ross.-History:...
Co Wexford is a former camogie
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 selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1968 and 1969.
She played club Camogie with Taghmon and Oylegate-Glenbrien.
She also holds two Gael Linn interprovincial
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...
medals and held her place on the Leinster team for ten years. In 1965 she was Wexford Player of the Year and received the Hall of Fame Award in 1980.
Citation
Her citation read “Tall and athletic, Mary was very confident on the ball, a fine catcher and striker, she was capable of turning defence into attack with one puck of the sliotar.”Other Sports
In BadmintonIrish National Badminton Championships
The Irish National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Ireland.The tournament started in 1912.-Past winners:-References:*...
she represented Ireland on 59 occasions, was voted Wexford Badminton Star in 1965 and again in 1988.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- Team of the Century on Camogie.ie website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
- County and provincial websites: Antrim
- History of Camogie slideshow. presented by Cumann Camógaíochta Communications Committee at GAA Museum January 25, 2010 part one, part two, part three and part four
- Camogie on official GAA website
- Timeline: History of Camogie
- Camogie on GAA Oral History Project
- County and provincial websites: Antrim Armagh Clare Connacht Cork Derry Down Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Leinster Limerick London Louth Meath Munster North America Offaly Tipperary Ulster Waterford Wexford Wicklow