Kathleen Cody
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Kathleen Cody is a former camogie
player, one of the leading players of her generation and one of the game’s most accomplished goalscorers.
. She won seven All Ireland senior medals in all.
. She was described as the “star player” in the exhibition game.
She played schools camogie for Loreto Convent Crumlin and Mercy Convent Goldenbridge. She affiliated to three Dublin clubs during her career, winning three championships in two spells with Great Southern Railway club
, in 1938-42 and 1945-49 with CIE, as they became known and another championship with the Dublin Optimists Camogie Club with whom she played in 1942-45. Eventually she captained the Dublin Celtic Camogie Club
to the Dublin championship in 1950, having scored 4-4 in her first match for them against UCD in November 1949.
The report of the 1941 All Ireland final, her first, described her as “the most spectacular player on the field” despite the fact Dublin were beaten. She starred again in the 1942 drawn final, and having missed the 1943 her “all round brilliance” was praised in the report of the 1944 final. She did not play in 1945-6 because of a dispute which tore apart the Camogie Association
but when her club broke with Dublin county board she played again in the 1947 final at the end of which she saw her would-be equaliser, which appeared to cross the line, disallowed in the fading light.
She scored three of Dublin’s eleven goals in the 1948 All Ireland final against Down and was the star again at centre field in 1950 and remained the play-maker as she won her sixth and seventh All Ireland medals in 1951 and 1952, at which stage her club-mate Sophie Brack
had taken over goal scoring duties.
order convent in Glasnevin
in January 1952.
She later went to live in Worthing
, Sussex
, England
, and was awarded a medal for heroism when she helped rescue five people from a fire in a flat in April 1975.
Wikipedia List of Camogie players
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, one of the leading players of her generation and one of the game’s most accomplished goalscorers.
Family background & Career
The daughter of a Kilkenny father and Tipperary mother, she was a cousin of the Kilkenny All Ireland hurling medalist Jimmy Langton. She was a promising singer on the concert circuit in 1940s Dublin.Scoring achievements
She scored 6-7 of Dublin’s 8-7 total in the 1949 All Ireland final, won by a CIE club team who represented Dublin en masse, as the county board was in dispute with the Camogie AssociationCamogie Association
The Camogie Association organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and across the world. The Association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association.-History:...
. She won seven All Ireland senior medals in all.
Career
She played her first senior match for Dublin in 1938, on July 3, 1938, at the age of 13, an exhibition match on the Isle of ManIsle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. She was described as the “star player” in the exhibition game.
She played schools camogie for Loreto Convent Crumlin and Mercy Convent Goldenbridge. She affiliated to three Dublin clubs during her career, winning three championships in two spells with Great Southern Railway club
CIE Camogie Club
Coras Iompar Éireann CIE Camogie Club club, was one of the most successful clubs in the history of the Irish women's field sport of camogie.-1948 final:...
, in 1938-42 and 1945-49 with CIE, as they became known and another championship with the Dublin Optimists Camogie Club with whom she played in 1942-45. Eventually she captained the Dublin Celtic Camogie Club
Celtic Camogie Club
Celtic is a camogie club that won the All Ireland club championship in its first year 1964. Dublin did not send a representative in 1965, so they did not defend their title.-Grounds:The Celtic pitch was in Coolock...
to the Dublin championship in 1950, having scored 4-4 in her first match for them against UCD in November 1949.
The report of the 1941 All Ireland final, her first, described her as “the most spectacular player on the field” despite the fact Dublin were beaten. She starred again in the 1942 drawn final, and having missed the 1943 her “all round brilliance” was praised in the report of the 1944 final. She did not play in 1945-6 because of a dispute which tore apart the Camogie Association
Camogie Association
The Camogie Association organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and across the world. The Association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association.-History:...
but when her club broke with Dublin county board she played again in the 1947 final at the end of which she saw her would-be equaliser, which appeared to cross the line, disallowed in the fading light.
She scored three of Dublin’s eleven goals in the 1948 All Ireland final against Down and was the star again at centre field in 1950 and remained the play-maker as she won her sixth and seventh All Ireland medals in 1951 and 1952, at which stage her club-mate Sophie Brack
Sophie Brack
Sophie Brack is a former camogie player who was selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955.-Background and Career:She won eight All Ireland medals with Dublin...
had taken over goal scoring duties.
Retirement
Having won seven All Ireland medals and eleven Leinster championship medals and at the age of just 24, Kathleen Cody announced she was retiring and joining the Holy FaithSisters of the Holy Faith
The Sisters of the Holy Faith is a Roman Catholic religious congregation, originally for the care of Catholic orphans. It now works broadly in the areas of education and faith development. It was founded at Dublin, in 1857, by Margaret Aylward, under the direction of Rev...
order convent in Glasnevin
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
in January 1952.
She later went to live in Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, England
England
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, and was awarded a medal for heroism when she helped rescue five people from a fire in a flat in April 1975.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
Wikipedia List of Camogie players