Theresa ‘Teasie’ Kearns 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 who became at the age of 14 one of the youngest All Ireland winning players in the history of the game when she starred in goal on Antrim’s 1956 All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team She won another All Ireland medal in 1967.

Career

She was one of three Dunloy sisters on the winning team. According to reporter Mitchell Cogley’s report of the match “the 14 year old Theresa Kearns brought off a save from star Cork forward Noreen Duggan which equaled that of Art Foley

Art Foley

Michael Arthur Foley , better known as Art Foley, is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Aidan's of Enniscorthy and with the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1946 until 1956.-Club:...

 from Christy Ring

Christy Ring

Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring , better known as Christy Ring, was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Glen Rovers club from 1941 until 1967 and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1939 until 1963. Ring is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in...

 the previous week.

Family Life

Her brother played in goal for the Antrim hurling team. She was married shortly before the 1967 All Ireland semi-final, and flew back to Cork airport returning from her honeymoon to play in Antrim’s 5-7 to 2-3 victory over Cork at the Mardyke

Mardyke

The Mardyke is an area in Cork city, on the northern half of the long western part of the island formed by the two channels of the River Lee near the city centre. It comprises several large open spaces...

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External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website

Wikipedia List of Camogie players