Mary O'Callaghan

Mary O'Callaghan, Máire Ní Cheallacháin
21st President of Camogie Association
In office
1988–1991
Succeeded by Mary Lynch
Personal details
Died April 21, 1992
Dripsey

Mary O'Callaghan (Máire Ní Cheallacháin) was the 21st president of the Camogie Association. From Dripsey, County Cork she was attached to Inniscarra club, serving as a Cork selector and vice-chair before being elected chair of Cork County Camogie Board in 1980.[1]

Presidency

The Intermediate championship was established at the end of her presidency, Counties were seeded for the 1992 championship on their 1991 performances, and four losing teams in the first round entered the new competition alongside the 1991 junior champions.[2]

Personal Life and Death

She died on April 21, 1992 at her home in Dripsey.

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
  2. Irish Independent Mar 13 1991 Page 13

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