Margaret O'Leary

Margaret O’Leary

Personal information
Irish name	Mairead Ni Laoire
Sport	Camogie
Position	centre-back
Born	Monamolin County Wexford, Ireland
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1966-1977	Wexford	?
Inter-county titles
All Irelands	3
All Stars	2004 Team of Century
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)).

Margaret O'Leary-Leacy born in Wexford is a former camogie player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1968, 1969 and 1975.^[1]

Playing career

She played for Buffers Alley Club with whom she won three All Ireland Club Championships. She also holds eight Gael Linn interprovincial medals. She was selected as the Gaelic Weekly All Star Camogie Player of the Year in 1968 and was twice voted Wexford Powers “Sport Star of the Year” 1966 and 1968.

Administrator

She later became Chair of the Oulart the Ballagh club where she trained five Féile na Gael teams to All Ireland success.

Citation

Her team of the century citation read “a player of remarkable all round ability, she was equally at home at midfield or in the backs. A powerful striker, she was capable of turning defence into attack with one puck of the sliotar. Highly motivated, determined and full of energy she inspired her team-mates.”^[2]

GAA Family

Her daughters Mary and Una later played for Wexford.

References

1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. pp. 460. 
2. ^ Camogie.ie Team of the Century profiles by Mary Moran

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
• Team of the Century on Camogie.ie website
• On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
• Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
• County and provincial websites: Antrim
• 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

	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 |

Persondata
Name	O’leary, Margaret
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Place of birth	Monamolin County Wexford
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