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Maura McNicholas is a former camogie player. Originally from County Clare, her mother, Kitty McNicholas, was on the Clare team that won 1974 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship.[1]
Maura McNicholas won Dublin under-12 titles with Celtic and Leinster colleges titles with Colaiste Mhuire. She also won a Leinster minor medal and a "minor player of the year" award.[2]
She won an All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship title with Clare in 1986.[3] She also won several titles in amateur golf.[1]
References
- "Remarkable recovery as brave Maura grabs prizes". independent.ie. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- "Experienced Wexford". Irish Independent. 6 July 1988 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
Clare include several girls who won All-Ireland junior medals in 1986. Gone from the scene, however, is Maura McNicholls who is concentrating on golf