Máire Ní Chinnéide President

Máire Ní Chinnéide (English Mary or Molly O'Kennedy) (17 January 1879–25 May 1967) was an Irish language activist, playwright, first President of the Camogie Association and first woman president of Oireachtas na Gaeilge.She was born in Rathmines in 1879 and attended Muckross Park College and Royal University (later the NUI) where she was a classmate of Agnes O’Farrelly, Helena Concannon, and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington.

Personal facts

Máire Ní Chinnéide
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1879
Birth place
County Dublin , Rathmines
Religion
Catholicism
Date of deathMay 25, 1967
Place of death
Dublin , Republic of Ireland
Spouse
Sean MacGearailt
Profession
Irish language

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Topical connections

Maurice DavinGaelic games player
Aaran McEneffFootball player
Éamon ZayedFootball player
Agnes HennessyPresident
Úna Uí PhuirséilPresident

Máire Ní Chinnéide on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/gaahistory/theme-women.html
  2. http://www.camogie.ie
  3. http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/HistoryofCamogie/tabid/102/Default.aspx