Bridie McGarry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Bríd Nic Fhearraigh | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Right half back | ||
| Born | Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1972-87 | Kilkenny | ? | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Irelands | 9 | ||
| All Stars | 2004 Team of Century | ||
| * 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)). | |||
Bridie Martin-McGarry from Kilkenny is a former camogie player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of nine All Ireland medals.[1]
Background and Early Career
She first played Camogie when she went to Presentation Convent where she won an All Ireland Senior Colleges title in 1969. She played with Thornbrack and Lisdowney before winning several county championships and three club All Ireland medals with St Paul’s.
Inter-county
She first played with Kilkenny senior team in 1972 and went on to win nine All Ireland medals in what was the county’s most successful period in the game to date. She was captain in 1985 and again in 1987. She won seven National League medals with Kilkenny and eight Gael Linn Cup inter-provincial medals with Leinster. She later became involved in coaching the Development Squad in Kilkenny and is also a referee.
Awards
Apart from her selection on the camogie team of the century in 2004, she won B&I Player of the Year in 1976, won the 1976 Kilkenny Sports Star award and an Irish Nationwide ”Women in Sport” Award.
Citation
Her team of the century citation read: “she made Camogie look easy, her range of skills a joy to watch. Her dainty physique belied her strength under the dropping ball. Always distributing the ball to best advantage she was an attacking centre-back.”[2]
Other Sports
A talented soccer player she was chosen to play for Ireland but had to withdraw due to the clash of fixtures between Camogie and soccer.
References
- ↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- ↑ Camogie.ie Team of the Century profiles by Mary Moran
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- Team of the Century on Camogie.ie website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
- County and provincial websites: Antrim
- 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
| Camogie Team of the Century (2004) | ||
|---|---|---|
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1 Eileen Duffy-O'Mahoney | 2 Liz Neary | 3 Marie Costine-O'Donovan | 4 Mary Sinnott-Dinan | 5 Sandie Fitzgibbon | 6 Bridie Martin-McGarry | 7 Margaret O'Leary-Leacy | 8 Mairéad McAtanmey-Magill | 9 Kathleen Mills-Hill | 10 Linda Mellerick | 11 Pat Moloney-Lenihan | 12 Úna O'Connor | 13 Sophie Brack | 14 Deirdre Hughes | 15 Angela Downey-Browne | | ||