Mary Leacy

Mary Leacy

Personal information
Irish name	Máire Ní Léasaigh
Sport	Camogie
Position	centre half back
Born	1985 Oulart, Ireland
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
2001-present	Oulart the Ballagh	?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
	Wexford	?
Inter-county titles
All Stars	2
* 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)).

Mary Leacy (born 1987 in Oulart, County Wexford) is an Irish sportsperson. She won camogie All Star awards in 2004 and 2007.^[1] She plays camogie with her local club Oulart the Ballagh and has been a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team since 2001. Leacy captained Wexford to the All-Ireland title in 2007^[2] and won further All Irelands in 2010 and 2011, and a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011.

Family Background

She is a daughter of Kit (née Kehoe), former All-Ireland medal winner with Dublin (1965 and 1966) and her native Wexford (1975). Kit also won Gael Linn Cup medals with Leinster in 1965 and 1968, and was on Wexford's first National League-winning team in 1977-'78. Áine's aunts, Bridget, Gretta, Josie and Annie, won Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in medals with Wexford. Two more aunts, Bernie and Eileen, played in All-Ireland finals in the All Ireland Junior and Senior grades. Áine's first cousins include Irish soccer international Kevin Doyle (Bernie's son), current Wexford Senior footballer Kieran Kennedy (Annie's son), and current Wexford Senior hurler Harry Kehoe. In 1996, Áine's brother, Tomás, and brother-in-law, Tom Dempsey, won Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in hurling medals with Wexford. Her sister, Máire, played with Wexford in the 1992 Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in camogie final. Áine is married to Monaghan man Micheál McGuinness.^[3]

Other Honours

National League Division one 2009, 2010,2011. All Star 2004; She was an All Star nominee in 2005,^[4] 2006,^[5] 2007,^[6] All-Ireland Under-16 1995 (captain and player of the match); County Centenary Ambassador 2004; Ashbourne Shield 1998; Ashbourne Cup Combined team 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; Leinster Under-14 1993; Leinster Under-16 1994, 1995; Leinster Under-18 1997; Leinster Senior 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007; Club Junior 1996; Club Intermediate 1999; Club Senior 'B' 2003, 2007; Purple and Gold Star 2008. She was player of the match in Wexford's 3-12 to 1-11 victory over Kilkenny in the 2010 All Ireland semi-final.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Allstars selected". Camogie.ie (Camogie.ie). 13 November 2007. http://www.camogie.ie/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/13/Default.aspx. Retrieved 30 December 2009. 
2. ^ 2007 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Gorey Guardian
3. ^ Profile in Enniscorthy Echo Sept 2010
4. ^ 2005
5. ^ 2006
6. ^ 2007
7. ^ Wexford 3-12 Kilkenny 1-11 Semi-final report in Sunday Independent, on RTÉ online, camogie.ie, Breakingnews.ie and gaa.ie

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Wexford Senior Camogie Captain 2007	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Joanne O'Callaghan (Cork)	All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final winning captain 2007	Succeeded by Catríona Foley (Cork)

Persondata
Name	Leacy, Mary
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1987
Place of birth	Oulart
Date of death
Place of death