Niamh Mulcahy
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Niamh Mulcahy is a camogie
player, winner of the Young Player of the Year award in 2007. She was player of the match when Limerick won the All Ireland Senior B championship in 2007 on a team managed by Ciaran Carey
, having secured a replay for Limerick with a long-range free in the final against Cork in the
Gaelic Grounds. With a total of 1-29 she was the highest scoring player in the Intermediate Championship
of 2011.
, her grandfather was All Ireland medalist John Mackey
, her father Ger was an inter-county hurler and her mother Vera
an inter-county camogie player for Limerick and a member of the only ever Limerick Senior team to reach the Al Ireland final, when Cork beat them in 1980 after a replay. She created history with her club in 2004 when they won a first Division 3 League title.
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 Young Player of the Year award in 2007. She was player of the match when Limerick won the All Ireland Senior B championship in 2007 on a team managed by Ciaran Carey
Ciarán Carey
Ciarán Carey is an Irish hurling selector and player. He is currently a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team....
, having secured a replay for Limerick with a long-range free in the final against Cork in the
Gaelic Grounds. With a total of 1-29 she was the highest scoring player in the 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...
of 2011.
Family Background
Her granduncle was hurling team of the century member Mick MackeyMick Mackey
Michael ‘Mick’ Mackey was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the famous Ahane club from 1930 until 1948 and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1930 until 1947. Mackey is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game...
, her grandfather was All Ireland medalist John Mackey
John Mackey
John Mackey may refer to:*John Mackey , former American football tight end*John Mackey , founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market...
, her father Ger was an inter-county hurler and her mother Vera
Vera Mackey
-Career:The daughter of hurler John Mackey she played in two All Ireland club finals with Ahane. She won an All Ireland junior medal and two Gael Linn Cup inter provincial medals with Munster.-External links:* Official Camogie Association Website...
an inter-county camogie player for Limerick and a member of the only ever Limerick Senior team to reach the Al Ireland final, when Cork beat them in 1980 after a replay. She created history with her club in 2004 when they won a first Division 3 League title.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- Profile in Cúl4kidz magazine
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- County and provincial websites: Antrim Armagh Clare camogie Connacht Cork Derry Down Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Leinster Limerick London Louth Meath Munster North America Offaly Tipperary Ulster Waterford Wexford Wicklow