Maura McNicholas

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Maura McNicholas
Personal information
Irish name Máire Uí Niocláis
Sport Camogie
Born County Clare, Ireland
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
Éire Óg Ennis & Marino ?
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
Clare ?
* 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)).

Maura McNicholas is a former camogie player, winner of the AIB Gaelic Star award for Camogie Junior Player of the year in 1986. [1]

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Family

Her mother Kitty played at centre field when Clare won the All Ireland junior championship in 1974.[ citation needed ]

Career

She won Clare under-12 titles with Éire Óg Ennis and Munster colleges titles with Colaiste Mhuire, Ennis, winning two Munster minor medals, a Munster junior medal and two junior Gael Linn Cups. She averaged ten points a match when Clare won the 1986 All Ireland junior championship. She won an All Ireland Vocational Schools medal.

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References

  1. "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.