Pat Rafferty
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Patricia ‘Pat’ Rafferty (Páidrigín Ní Reachtaire) was the 25th president of the Camogie Association
, elected unopposed at the 2000 Congress.
in 1967 and for Dublin in the 1967 and 1968 All Ireland Camogie finals.
in 1975.
Championship was inaugurated and won by Laois, and attendances at the annual All Ireland final started to climb form a level where they had been static for over thirty years.
Uniquely in camogie history, she contested the presidency again in 2009 after her successor’s term had expired.
Camogie Association
The Camogie Association organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and across the world. The Association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association.-History:...
, elected unopposed at the 2000 Congress.
Playing career
She played for Eoghan Ruadh, featuring in her club's Dublin three-in-a-row of 1966-68 and winning an All Ireland Club medalAll-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:...
in 1967 and for Dublin in the 1967 and 1968 All Ireland Camogie finals.
Administration
She became Leinster provincial secretary in 1971 and was a candidate for secretary of the Camogie AssociationCamogie Association
The Camogie Association organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and across the world. The Association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association.-History:...
in 1975.
Presidency
During her presidency the All-Ireland Minor BAll-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:...
Championship was inaugurated and won by Laois, and attendances at the annual All Ireland final started to climb form a level where they had been static for over thirty years.
Uniquely in camogie history, she contested the presidency again in 2009 after her successor’s term had expired.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- 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