Mairéad McAtamney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | Portglenone, County Antrim | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Portglenone | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1958-1983 | Antrim | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Máiréad McAtamney-Magill (born 1944 in Portglenone, County Antrim) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played camogie with her local club Portglenone and with the Antrim senior inter-county team from 1958 until 1983. McAtamney captained Antrim to the All-Ireland title in 1979. She is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- ↑ "The Camogie Team of the Century". Camogie Association of Ireland. 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash, (Wolfhound Press, 2002).
| Camogie Team of the Century (2004) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
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 | | ||