Mary O'Callaghan
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.
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.
Personal Life and Death
She died on April 21, 1992 at her home in Dripsey.
External links
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine Issue 1 and issue 2
- History of Camogie slideshow. presented by Cumann Camógaíochta Communications Committee at GAA Museum January 25, 2010 part one, part two, part three and part four
- Camogie on official GAA website
- Timeline: History of Camogie
- Camogie on GAA Oral History Project
- County and provincial websites: Antrim Armagh Clare Connacht Cork Derry Down Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Leinster Limerick London Louth Meath Munster North America Offaly Tipperary Ulster Waterford Wexford Wicklow