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Madge Rainey

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Madge Rainey
Personal information
Irish name Mairéad Ní Ráine
Sport Camogie
Born Antrim, Northern Ireland
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
Dunloy ?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
Antrim ?
* 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)).

Margaret Rainey is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1956.[1] She played in the All Ireland senior final of 1951.[2]

Career

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She gave an accomplished in All Ireland semi-final and final in 1951 and was a goalscorer on the Antrim team that shocked Dublin in the 1956 All Ireland semi-final. She played again on the Antrim team that narrowly won the 1957 semi-final against Mayo in Castlebar but was not on the team defeated in the 1957 final.

References

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  1. ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
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