Mary Connery

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Mary Connery
Personal information
Irish name Maire Ní Chonaire
Sport Camogie
Position Centre back
Born Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
St Paul’s ?
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1957-1967
Kilkenny ?
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Mary Connery is a former camogie player, winner of the Cuchulainn award presented by Gaelic Weekly magazine in 1965. [1]

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Career

She won Ashbourne Cup honours with University College Galway in 1964. In 1966 she captained St Paul’s in their first All Ireland club final.

Coaching & Administration

While still a player, she was elected chair of Kilkenny camogie board in 1966. Although she had retired before Kilkenny won their breakthrough Leinster (1970) and All Ireland (1974) titles, she contributed substantially to the success as coach to the successful Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny teams in the secondary schools championship of 1969 and 1970, on which Liz Neary, Helena O'Neill, Carmel Doyle and Teresa O'Neill featured. She became chair of Leinster colleges council in 1966.

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References

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