Maeve Gilroy

Camogie player

Maeve GilroyPersonal information

Irish name|  Meadhbh Níc Giolla Ruaidh
Sport|  Camogie
Position|  forward, centre back
Born|  Antrim, Northern Ireland
Club(s)*
Years|  Club|  Apps (scores)

|  St Malachy's|  ?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years|  County|  Apps (scores)

|  Antrim|  ?
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands|  2
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Maeve Gilroy is a former camogie player, winner of the Cuchulainn award in 1966[1] and of All Ireland medals in 1956 and 1967.[2]

## Career

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Gilroy was already regarded as one of the country's best players[3] when she scored two goals for Antrim against Dublin in the historic 1956 All Ireland semi-final, a match that prevented Dublin winning 19 All Ireland titles in a row. She was goalscorer and lead forward on the first ever Queen's University Belfast team to defeat UCD, by a score of 3–1 to 3–0 in the Ashbourne Cup of 1959, but the cup went to UCD at the end of the round-robin series. When the competition reverted to knock-out in 1961, she was on the QUB team that beat UCC 7–2 to 2–1 at Cherryvale in the Ashbourne Cup semi-final, alongside Margaret Treacy, Eileen Maguire and Maire O’Kane.

Playing in defence through the second half of her career, she was playmaker for the team that defeated Dublin in a 1967 replay and for the Ulster team that won their first Gael Linn Cup in 1967. She continued to play until Antrim's defeat in the All Ireland final of 1969.

## Coach and referee

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She coached the Queens' University Ashbourne Cup teams in the 1960s and refereed matches up to All Ireland level, taking charge of the All Ireland finals of 1961 and 1962.

## References

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1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
2. ^ 113&l1id= 54&l2id= 77 Story of Antrim camogie[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Irish Independent July 6, 1955 page 9