Bríd Reid

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Bríd Reid
Personal information
Irish name Bríd Ní Riada
Sport Camogie
Position full back
Born Dublin, Ireland
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
1953-59
Dublin ?
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 6
* 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)).

Bríd Reid is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship-winning team in 1959 and, unusually (for the time), returned by air from her honeymoon in England to captain the team to victory.[1]

Career[]

She won five All Ireland senior medals in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1958.[2] She scored a dramatic last minute winning goal for Dub;in against Antrim in the 1957 final.

References[]

  1. ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals

External links[]

  • Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
  • Wikipedia List of Camogie players


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