Mairéad McAtamney

Mairéad McAtamney
Máiréad McAtamney
Personal information
Sport Camogie
Position Midfield
Born Portglenone, County Antrim
Club(s)
Years Club
Portglenone
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1958-1983 Antrim
Inter-county titles
All Irelands 2

Máiréad McAtamney-Magill (born 1944 in Portglenone, County Antrim) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played camogie with her local club Portglenone and with the Antrim senior inter-county team from 1958 until 1983. McAtamney captained Antrim to the All-Ireland title in 1979. She is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.[1][2]

Camogie Team of the Century (2004)

1 Eileen Duffy-O'Mahoney | 2 Liz Neary | 3 Marie Costine-O'Donovan | 4 Mary Sinnott-Dinan | 5 Sandie Fitzgibbon | 6 Bridie Martin-McGarry | 7 Margaret O'Leary-Leacy | 8 Mairéad McAtanmey-Magill | 9 Kathleen Mills-Hill | 10 Linda Mellerick | 11 Pat Moloney-Lenihan | 12 Úna O'Connor | 13 Sophie Brack | 14 Deirdre Hughes | 15 Angela Downey-Browne |

References

  1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. pp. 460. 
  2. ^ "The Camogie Team of the Century". Camogie Association of Ireland. 2004-02-28. http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/TeamoftheCentury/tabid/103/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-09-16. 

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash, (Wolfhound Press, 2002).



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