Emmy Delaney Explained

Code:	Camogie
Province:	Leinster
Emmy Delany
Irish:	Éama Ní Dhubhshláine
Sport:	Camogie
Position:	centre field
County:	Dublin
Club:	UCD
Clapps(Points):	?
Clposition:	centre field
Icapps(Points):	?
Counties:	Dublin
Icposition:	centre field
Clupdate:	(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Icupdate:	(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland

Emily ‘Emmie’ Delany is a former camogie player. She played for University College Dublin (UCD). She was captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1938 when she scored the fifth of Dublin's five goals in their 5-0 to 2–3 victory over Cork. Some sources reference her under the name "Emma Emmy Delaney" although her given name was Emily and her family name was Delany with no "e".^[1] She won a previous All Ireland senior medal in 1937.^{[2] [3]}

Ashbourne

She captained UCD to Ashbourne Cup success in 1938.

Personal life

She married James Lynch on 19 April 1938. Together they had twelve children: Máire, Ray, Patricia, John, Denise, Patrick, Brendan, Francis, Eamonn, Joe, Imelda, & Dominic.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: Camogie Archive . Camogie.ie . 30 June 2010 . 30 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120128172120/http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/ChampionshipHistory/tabid/61/Default.aspx%3DCamogie.ie . 28 January 2012 . dmy-all .
2. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=143043&id=217157391491 Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
3. Book: Moran, Mary . Mary Moran (camogie)

   . Mary Moran (camogie) . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460.