Old Aloysius was a

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) 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 of hurling (which is played by men only ...

club in County Cork. Notable players included

Lil Kirby Elizabeth "Lil" Kirby ( ga, Éilís Ní Chiarbha; 1921–1987) was a camogie player who won six All Ireland medals and became fifth president of the Camogie Association. Early life She was the daughter of DW Kirby of Carrigpeter, Bishopstown Pa ...

Peggy Hogg Peggy Hogg (7 July 1919 – 9 October 1994) was an Irish camogie player for Cork. Early life and family Peggy Hogg was born Margaret Mary Hogg in Tralee, County Kerry on 7 July 1919. Her parents were Margaret (née McCarthy) and John Hogg, a c ...

Kathleen Buckley Kathleen 'Kitty' Buckley is a former camogie player, five time All Ireland senior medalist and captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1941. In the final of that year, she scored a record six goals of Cork's seven. She ...

Renee Fitzgerald Renee Fitzgerald is a former camogie player, captain of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1939, scoring four of Cork's six goals in the final. Career She won a further All-Ireland Sen ...

and Mary Moran (both later to become

Presidents President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

of the

Camogie Association The Camogie Association ( ga, An Cumann Camógaíochta, formerly ga, Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael) organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and around the world. The association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...

Colours

Cork wore the Old Aloysius colours green and grey instead of their red and white tunics in the 1939 All Ireland final to avoid a clash of colours with Galway.

Achievements

* Cork Senior Camogie Championship Winners (16) 1932, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961

References

External links

Camogie.ie
Official Camogie Association Website * Wikipedia List of Camogie clubs Camogie clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub