Code: | Camogie |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Mary O’Leary | |
Irish: | Máire Ní Laoire |
Sport: | Camogie |
Position: | Centre back |
County: | Cork |
Club: | Youghal |
Clapps(Points): | ? |
Clposition: | Centre back |
Icyears: | 1978-85 |
Icapps(Points): | ? |
Counties: | Cork |
Icallireland: | 4 |
Icposition: | Centre back |
Clupdate: | (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)) |
Icupdate: | (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)) |
Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
Mary O’Leary is a former camogie player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1982[1] and All Ireland medals in 1978, 1980, 1982 (when her last-gasp point secured victory for Cork) and 1983.
She is a sister of Cork hurler Seánie O'Leary, a four times All Ireland medalist.
As well as her 1982 All Ireland winning point she also pointed a long range free at the end of the 1982 Gael Linn Cup final to win the cup for Munster.
She was the second winner of the Cospoir/Glen Abbey Hosiery women in sport award in 1982.