Josie McGrath

Josie McGrath
Personal information
Irish name Seosaimhín Níc Craith
Sport Camogie
Position forward
Born Cork, Ireland
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
Old Aloysius ?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
Cork ?
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 4
* 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)).

Josephine ‘Josie’ McGrath is a former camogie player, three times All Ireland medalist and captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1935.[1][2] She won three further All Ireland senior medals in 1934, 1936, when she scored the fifth of Cork’s six goals, and 1939.[3]

Career

A member of the powerful Old Aloysius she won several county championships in Cork. Her daughter Deirdre Young played camogie for Cork and Munster.

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
  2. "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals

External links

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