Breda Holmes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Bríd Níc an Thomáis | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Full forward | ||
| Born | Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| St Paul’s | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Kilkenny | ? | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 7 | ||
|
* 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)). | |||
Breda Holmes is a former camogie player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1987[1] and seven All Ireland medals in succession between 1984 and 1991, celebrating the seventh by scoring the match-turning goal from Ann Downey’s sideline ball against Cork in the 1991 final.
Career
She captained Carysfort Training College in their 1984 Purcell Cup campaign and won six All Ireland club medals with St Paul’s camogie club, based in Kilkenny city.
Administration
She served as secretary of Kilkenny camogie board while still a player in the 1980s.
References
- ↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
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