Máirín McAleenan is a 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, winner of an All-Star award in 2004.

Early career

She shot to prominence when Down won the National League Division 2

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....

 and the All Ireland Intermediate Championship

All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship is the most important competition in the women’s field sport of camogie for second-tier county teams and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. If the winning team comes from a second-tier county, that county is promoted to the following...

 in 1998, scoring 9-35 during the league campaign, 1-2 in the intermediate semi-final and 1-7 in the final.

All Star Year

She was play-maker in 2004 when Leitrim Fontenoys won their first All Ireland Junior Club Championship

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:...

 beating Four Roads of Roscommon by 4-13 to 0-8. She featured on the Down team beaten in the All Ireland junior final that year, scoring Down’s second goal,

External links

• Profile in Cúl4kidz magazine