Sinéad Millea
Encyclopedia
Sinéad Millea is a former camogie
player, winner of an All-Star award in 2004 and two All Ireland medals.
in 1969
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with Kilkenny and helped her county to the Senior title in 1991 and 1994. She played on the University of Limerick
team that won their first Ashbourne Cup
in 1995.
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 an All-Star award in 2004 and two All Ireland medals.
Family background
Her father Joe was a member of the Kilkenny team that won the Liam McCarthy CupLiam McCarthy Cup
The MacCarthy Perpetual Challenge Cup is a trophy awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the hurling team that wins the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.-The trophy:...
in 1969
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1969
-Scoring:*Hat-trick heroes:**First hat-trick of the championship: Charlie McCarthy for Cork against Clare **Second hat-trick of the championship: Paddy Molloy for Offaly against Laois...
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Career
She played club camogie in Tipperary and Kilkenny, won three All-Ireland Minor titlesAll-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:...
with Kilkenny and helped her county to the Senior title in 1991 and 1994. She played on the University of Limerick
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
team that won their first 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...
in 1995.