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Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
The Armagh County Board or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Armagh.
The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow county teams.
The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth county teams.
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath county teams.
The Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Wicklow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wicklow. The county board is also responsible for the Wicklow county teams.
The All-Ireland Poc Fada Hurling & Camogie Championships is an annual tournament testing the skills of Ireland's best hurlers and camogie players. Poc Fada is Irish for "long puck". The championships are sponsored by Martin Donnelly.
The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, is the second most important competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability. It was first played in 1976 for a trophy donated by Allied Irish Banks when Tipperary beat Wexford in a replayed final. Division Two was inaugurated in 1979 and won by Kildare.
The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is the most important competition for third-tier county teams in the women's field sport of camogie and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group.
The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, contested by Ireland's four provincial teams with competitions at senior and junior level on alternate years. The tournament has existed in various guides since 1956, currently the senior tournament is played in even years and the junior tournament in odd years. An inter-provincial colleges competition is also played at secondary school/high school level.
The Camogie Association organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and across the world. The association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Kathleen Dunlea is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1934, scoring two goals in Cork's 4-3 to 1–4 victory over Louth.
Ann Comerford is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1970. She won a second All Ireland senior medal in 1972.
Denise Gilligan is a camogie player, scorer of two goals for Galway in their breakthrough 1996 All Ireland final victory over Cork.
Irene O'Keeffe is a former camogie player, scorer of two goals in two minutes during the first half for Cork in their 1998 All Ireland final victory over Galway.
Vivienne Kelly is a former camogie player, winner of the AIB Gaelic Star award for Camogie Junior Player of the year in 1982. She played for Louth in their unsuccessful Junior National League final in 1981.
Vera Mackey is a former camogie player, an All Ireland finalist in 1980.
Jane Dolan is a camogie player, winner of Soaring Star Awards in 2010,2011,2012,2015,2016, 2017 and 2021. She also plays for DIT. Her injury time point secured the National League Division 3 title in 2011. With a total of 2-24 she was the second scoring player in the Kay Mills Cup of 2011.
Kathleen Hanratty was a camogie player with Louth and the inspiration behind two appearances in the All Ireland camogie finals of 1934 and 1936.
The 1981 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Dublin, who defeated Cork in the final, played at Russell Park.
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- ↑ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
