Marianne Johnson 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, All Ireland medalist and member of the Kildare team of the century.

Career

The daughter of Callan County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

 hurler Thomas Johnson who moved to Kildare, founder of the Éire Óg club in Prosperous

Prosperous, County Kildare

Prosperous is a village in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is within the townland of Curryhills, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about from Dublin. Its population of 1,939 makes it the 14th largest town in County Kildare....

, she played for Scoil Mhuire, Clane

Scoil Mhuire, Clane

Scoil Mhuire is a co-educational Post Primary School owned by the State and controlled by a Board of Management made up of 10 members....

 and for Kildare in their breakthrough 1987 All Ireland Junior championship winning final

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...

 against Armagh. She was selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century in 2004. She won Leinster junior championship medals in 1981, 1986 and 1987 and captained Kildare in their first, unsuccessful All Ireland final

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...

 appearance in 1986. She won 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...

 medals with Leinster. She later served as secretary of Kildare camogie board.

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website

Wikipedia List of Camogie players