Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Máire Nic Éanna | ||
Sport |
Camogie Ladies' Gaelic football | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Born |
1954 (age 69–70) Castleisland, County Kerry Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Castleisland Desmonds UCC Éire Óg | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1973–198x 1978–1988 |
Kerry (Gaelic football) Cork (camogie) | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 4 |
Mary Geaney is an Irish sportswoman. She played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Kerry, senior camogie for Cork and is also a former Ireland women's field hockey international. In 1976 she captained Kerry when they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and in 1980 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. She was the first player to captain a team to both championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] As a field hockey international, she was a member of the Ireland team that won the 1983 Women's Intercontinental Cup. In 2010 she was inducted into the Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[8]