Irish sportswoman
Mary Geaney (born 1954) is an Irish sportswoman. She played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Kerry , senior camogie for Cork and is also a former Ireland women's field hockey international . In 1976 she captained Kerry when they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and in 1980 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship . She was the first player to captain a team to both championships.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[ 8]
Mary Geaney is the daughter of Con Geaney, a member of the Kerry team that won the 1932 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship . Her brother, David Geaney , was a member of the Kerry team that won the same All-Ireland championship in 1959 .[ 9] Blackrock, Cork .[ 1]
Geaney began playing ladies' Gaelic football for Castleisland Desmonds .[ 1] [ 2] [ 10] Kerry against Cork in one of the first ladies' Gaelic football games between the two counties. Kerry won by 5–10 to 4–11 with Geaney scoring 2–6.[ 11] [ 12] 1974 she played for Kerry when they lost to Tipperary in the first Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship final. In 1976 she captained Kerry when they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship , defeating Offaly by 4–6 to 1–5. With 3–2, Geany was also the top scorer in the final. She also scored the first ever hat-trick in a Ladies' All-Ireland final.[ 1] [ 11] [ 13] All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Championship with Castleisland Desmonds.[ 9] Munster at interprovincial level.[ 11]
Camogie
Geaney played camogie for Castleisland Desmonds and Éire Óg . Between 1978 and 1988 she also played for Cork in six All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship finals. Geaney finished on the winning side in 1978, 1980 and 1983 . In six finals she scored 7–5. In the 1978 final she scored a hat-trick of goals and in 1980 she captained the winning Cork team.[ 1] [ 2] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Munster at interprovincial level in the Gael Linn Cup .
Field hockey
Mary Geaney Full name
Mary Geaney Playing position
Goalkeeper
Ursuline School Years
Team 197x–199x
Old Ursulines 1970–19xx
→ Munster Years
Team
Caps
Goals 1971–198x
Ireland
61
Geaney played field hockey for Old Ursulines (Cork ), Munster and Ireland . She made her senior international debut in 1971 against England . She subsequently made 61 senior appearances for Ireland. She was a member of the Ireland teams that won the 1977 Triple Crown and the 1983 Women's Intercontinental Cup. In 2010, together with her former team mate, Margaret Gleghorne , she was inducted into the Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame.
[ 1] [ 8] [ 17] [ 18]
Other sports
Geaney has also played squash, badminton and golf for Munster. She is a member of the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club .[ 9] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Honours
Kerry Castleisland Desmonds
Camogie
Cork Munster UCC
Field hockey
Ireland Women's Intercontinental Cup
Triple Crown
References
