Mary O'Connor (camogie player)

Mary O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Maire Ní Chonchúir
Sport Camogie
Position centre half-back
Born 1977
Cork, Ireland
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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Career

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.

Awards

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.

Football

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.

References

  1. ^ 1997 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner and Irish Times.
  2. ^ Pat Roche. The Irish Times (1874-Current File). Dublin, Ireland: Sep 8, 1997. pg. A5, 1 pgs
  3. ^ 1998 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner and Irish Times
  4. ^ 2002 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  5. ^ 2005 All Ireland final reports in Examiner, Irish Times and Rebelgaa.com
  6. ^ 2006 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Youtube Video part one and part two
  7. ^ 2008 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Reaction in Irish Examiner
  8. ^ 2009 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Independent and Irish Times and Youtube Video Highlights of 2009 All Ireland Senior Final
  9. ^ "All Ireland final". Irish Times (Irish Times). 13 September 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0914/1224254474234.html. Retrieved 13 September 2009. 
  10. ^ 2004 All Star nominations
  11. ^ 2008 All Star nominations
  12. ^ 2009 All Star nominations
  13. ^ All Ireland camogie final programme 2009

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