Nell McCarthy President

Ellen ‘Nell’ McCarthy (Éilís Ní Chártaigh) was the 15th president of the Camogie Association and the most successful camogie coach of all time, training Dublin camogie teams at a time they won 18 All Irelands in a 19-year-period. She was born in Carrigtwohill in Cork. Her uncle Jimmy Kennedy captained Cork senior hurlers to All Ireland honours in 1919.

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Date of deathJanuary 01, 2009

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