Mary Geaney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máire Nic Éanna | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | full forward | ||
| Born |
6 May 1954 Castleisland Kerry, Ireland |
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| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Éire Óg | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Cork | ? | ||
| * 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)). |
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Mary Geaney (born April 6, 1954) is a former Irish sportswoman. In camogie she captained Cork to victory in the All Ireland championship of 1982 and won three All Ireland medals. In hockey she played 61 times for Ireland and won an inter-continental cup medal.
Her father Con, a member of Firies club, won an All Ireland senior championship medal with Kerry in 1932. Her brother Dave, a member of Castleisland Desmonds captained the Kerry minors in 1958 and won an All Ireland championship medal with Kerry in 1959. She attended Ursuline convent school in Cork.
She won Ashbourne Cup medals with UCC and four Cork county championship medals with Éire Óg, playing at full forward as they won in their first year after being promoted in 1977. She made her debut with the Cork junior team that year and made her senior debut in 1978, scoring for Cork in their All Ireland semi-final victory over Clare and scoring three goals in the All Ireland final where she won her first medal in the All Ireland final against Dublin.
Scoring achievements include a goal in the 1980 replay win over Limerick, two goals for Cork in the drawn All Ireland final with Kilkenny, a year in which Cork lost the replay, and a point in 1983 when she won her third All Ireland medal. She retired in 1988, having contested two more All Ireland finals and scored a goal in both the 1987 and 1988 finals. She won National League medals in 1984 and 1986.
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