Eileen O'Brien (camogie)
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Ellen O'Brien is a
camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...
player, who lines out with Blackwater Camogie Club.


Later career

She has picked up the club player of the year accolade twice, and has been short-listed for it many more times. O'Brien cycles everywhere so that she can play for her club. This is the level of dedication she brings to the sport. She is often seen by passersby cycling from her home all the time. She has been involved in many All Ireland Club Championship games with her club Blackwater Camogie Club. She has also taken on administrative work within the sport, following on from her mother.


Early career

O'Brien scored 0-11 in one final when she was 14. She won 7 All Ireland medals at different grades when she was a little girl. She was one of the most successful players in the history of the All Ireland second level schools championships, winning one junior, two senior and four seven-a-side colleges medals with Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy.


References


External links


Official Camogie Website

Wexford Camogie website

Cronin’s championship diary in On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine
* Wikipedia List of Camogie players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Wexford camogie players {{Wexford-camogie-bio-stub