Claire Hanrahan

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Clare Hanrahan
Personal information
Irish name Sorcha Ní hAnradháin
Sport Camogie
Position Full forward
Born Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Brendan’s Hugginstown
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1959-1966
Kilkenny

Clare Hanrahan is a former camogie player, winner of the Cuchulainn award in 1965. [1] Having previously starred in attack for Kilkenny in their Leinster junior victories of 1959 and 1960 she burst on to the scene with four goals for Leinster in the 1960 Gael Linn Cup final and was Leinster's most effective forward over the next five years.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.