Angela Walsh

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Angela Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Angela Breathnach
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Position Full Back
Born 1986 (age 3637)
Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Inch Rovers
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2004–
Cork
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 9
All Stars 6

Angela Walsh (born 1986) is an Irish sportsperson. She plays ladies' Gaelic football with her local club Inch Rovers and has been a member of the senior Cork county ladies' football team since 2004. Walsh captained Cork to a fourth consecutive All-Ireland title in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. "Press Releases". www.stpatricksfestival.ie. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Cork Senior Ladies' Football Captain
2008
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
winning captain

2008
Succeeded by