Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Maire Ní Chonchúir | ||
Sport | Camogie | ||
Position | centre half-back | ||
Born | 1977 Cork, Ireland |
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Club(s)* | |||
Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1996-Present | Killeagh | ? | |
Inter-county(ies)** | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996-2009 | Cork | ? | |
Inter-county titles | |||
All Irelands | 7 | ||
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)). |
Mary O'Connor born 1977 in Cork is a camogie player, footballer and camogie development officer, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 1997[1] (when her last point of the first half off her left side, scored as she was in full flight 50 yards out, is regarded as one of the best scores in the history of camogie [2]), 1998,[3] 2002,[4] 2005,[5] 2006,[6] 2008[7] and 2009[8][9] and All Star awards in 2005 and 2006.
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She holds six Senior All-Ireland and National League camogie medals as well as county, provincial and All Ireland Club medals with Granagh-Ballingarry whom she played with while studying and working in Limerick.
She was the overall winner of the 96/103fm Rochestown Park Hotel award following her performances in the All-Ireland and National League finals in 2006. As well as her two All Star awards she was nominated for further awards in 2004,[10] 2008[11] and 2009,[12] and received an unofficial Lynchpin award in 2003.
She captained Cork to a fifth successive All-Ireland football title in 2009[13] having won an All Star Award in Ladies Football in 2006.