Mary O’Callaghan
Encyclopedia
Mary O’Callaghan was the 21st president of the Camogie Association. From Dripsey
, County Cork
she was attached to Inniscarra
club, serving as a Cork selector and vice-chair before being elected chair of Cork County Camogie Board in 1980.
championship was established at the end of her presidency, Counties were seeded for the 1992 championship on their 1991 performances, and four losing teams in the first round entered the new competition alongside the 1991 junior champions.
Dripsey
Dripsey is a village in County Cork on the R618 regional road. It is situated on a tributary of the River Lee, the Dripsey River. It is in the Catholic parish of Inniscarra. Other areas in this parish are Berrings, Cloghroe, Tower and Mathey...
, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
she was attached to Inniscarra
Inniscarra GAA
Inniscarra GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divsional board....
club, serving as a Cork selector and vice-chair before being elected chair of Cork County Camogie Board in 1980.
Presidency
The IntermediateAll-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship is the most important competition in the women’s field sport of camogie for second-tier county teams and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. If the winning team comes from a second-tier county, that county is promoted to the following...
championship was established at the end of her presidency, Counties were seeded for the 1992 championship on their 1991 performances, and four losing teams in the first round entered the new competition alongside the 1991 junior champions.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- 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