Anne ‘Nancy’ Mulligan-Murray (Neans Uí Mhuirí) from Antrim was the 16th president of the Camogie Association.

Playing career

From Deirdre

Deirdre Camogie Club

Deirdre is a camogie club that played in the first two finals of the All Ireland club championship although without success.It was founded in 1929 forming the Senior Camogie league in South Antrim with Ardoyne, Gaedhil Uladh McKelvey's, O'Connell's and St Mary's Training college.They won their...

 club in Belfast, she won three All Ireland medals at full-back in 1945, 1946 and 1947 as Nancy Mulligan, playing her last match for the county in the All Ireland semi-final of 1970, and also played in the All Ireland Club finals

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:...

 of 1964 and 1965. She trained Antrim to victory in another All Ireland.

Presidency

During her presidency closer co-operation with the GAA was belatedly initiated after a meeting in January 1974. In that year the All Ireland minor county

All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship is the most important competition for under-18 teams in the women’s field sport of camogie. Counties compete for the Síghle Nic an Ultaigh Cup. There are graded competitions at Minor B and Minor C level.-History:...

 and All Ireland Junior Colleges Championships

All 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....

 were inaugurated, and Camogie was included for the first time in the under-14 festival Féile na nGael

Féile na nGael

Féile na nGael , Irish for "Festival of the Gaels") is an annual tournament comprising the sports of hurling, camogie and handball organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...

.

Nancy Murray Cup

In 2007 the 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....

 trophy for the annual inter-county All Ireland Championship for counties graded Junior A was named in her honour.

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website