Linda Mellerick is a former camogie

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 selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2002.

Background & Club Career

Though born in Tipperary, Linda’s family moved to live in Cork when she was three. She started her Camogie career with the Brian Dillons club before moving to Glen Rovers, where she won ten Cork County Championships and three All Ireland Club Championships

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is the most important competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie. It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta.-Trophy:...

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Inter-county

In an inter-county career with Cork which spanned 21 years she won one Minor

All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship is the most important competition for under-18 teams in the women’s field sport of camogie. Counties compete for the Síghle Nic an Ultaigh Cup. There are graded competitions at Minor B and Minor C level.-History:...

, one junior

All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is the most important competition for third-tier county teams in the women’s field sport of camogie. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group...

 and six senior All Ireland titles, ten National Camogie League

National Camogie League

The National Camogie League is the second most important competition in the Irish team sport of Camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in four divisions graded by ability....

 titles and four Gael Linn Cup

Gael Linn Cup

The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament in the Irish sport of camogie contested by Ireland’s fuur provincial teams. Currently played at senior and junior level on alternate years. The tournament has existed in various guides since 1956, is played at senior and junior level on alternate years...

 inter-provincial titles. She captained Cork to All Ireland success in 1993 and 1997.

Awards

Apart from her selection on the camogie team of the century in 2004, she won the B&I “Player of the Year Award” in 1993 and 1998. She originally planned to retire in 1997 but returned for five more years and eventually retired from the game in 2002 after winning her sixth All Ireland medal and two years before the introduction of the Camogie All Stars Awards scheme.

Citation

Her team of the century citation read: “a player of great energy and skill, she covered the playing pitch in search of the action, always making herself available to help colleagues in defence or attack. Her trademark solo runs are legendary. She split many a defense as she set up or took scores. Her wonderful spirit and leadership qualities made her a most popular player.”

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