Madge Rainey
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
External links
[edit]- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- Wikipedia List of Camogie players