Marianne Johnson Explained

Code:Camogie
County:Kildare
Province:Leinster
Marianne Johnson
Irish:Marian Nic Seáin
Sport:Camogie
Position:forward
County:Kildare
Club:Éire Óg GAA
Clapps(Points):?
Clposition:centre field
Icyears:1976-1990
Icapps(Points):?
Counties:Kildare
Icposition:forward
Clupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Icupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Birth Place:Kildare, Ireland

Marianne Johnson is a former camogie player,[1] All Ireland medalist and member of the Kildare team of the century.

Career

The daughter of Callan County Kilkenny hurler Thomas Johnson who moved to Kildare,[2] founder of the Éire Óg club in Prosperous, she played for Scoil Mhuire, Clane and for Kildare in their breakthrough 1987 All Ireland Junior championship winning final against Armagh. She was selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century in 2004.[3] She won Leinster junior championship medals in 1981, 1986 and 1987 and captained Kildare in their first, unsuccessful All Ireland final appearance in 1986. She won Gael Linn Cup medals with Leinster. She later served as secretary of Kildare camogie board.

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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 .
  2. Irish Independent: Marian’s magic 24 Apr 1984
  3. Leinster Leader, 24 Nov 1984