Patricia Morrissey
Encyclopedia
Patricia Morrissey is a former camogie
player, winner of the Elvery Cup for the short-lived ‘Miss Camogie’ award in 1971. From Quilty, County Clare
, Co Clare, she played for the UCD
Ashbourne Cup
winning team and captained Dublin to the 1971 junior All Ireland title
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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, winner of the Elvery Cup for the short-lived ‘Miss Camogie’ award in 1971. From Quilty, County Clare
Quilty, County Clare
Quilty , historically Killty, is a small fishing village between Miltown Malbay and Doonbeg in County Clare, Ireland. Lobster, salmon, bass, herring and mackerel are landed at Quilty, formerly known for its curing industry....
, Co Clare, she played for the UCD
UCD GAA
UCD GAA or University College Dublin Gaelic Athletic Association club is a Dublin based Gaelic games club in University College Dublin. The UCD hurling club was founded in 1900 and boasted the motto's "Ad Astra" and "Cothrom Féinne". The first team was an amalgamation of students from UCD and...
Ashbourne Cup
Ashbourne Cup
The Ashbourne Cup is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion university or third level college. The Ashbourne Cup is the highest division in inter-collegiate camogie. The competition features many of the current stars of the game...
winning team and captained Dublin to the 1971 junior All Ireland title
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...
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External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- County and provincial websites: Antrim Armagh Clare camogie Connacht Cork Derry Down Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Leinster Limerick London Louth Meath Munster North America Offaly Tipperary Ulster Waterford Wexford Wicklow