Code: | Camogie |
County: | Kilkenny |
Province: | Leinster |
Sinéad Millea | |
Irish: | Sinéad Níc Amhalgaidh |
Sport: | Camogie |
Position: | Left corner forward |
County: | Kilkenny |
Club: | St Brigid’s Ballycallan and Cashel |
Clposition: | Left corner forward |
Icyears: | 1991-2008 |
Counties: | Kilkenny |
Icallireland: | 2 |
Allstars: | 1 |
Icposition: | Left corner forward |
Clupdate: | (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)) |
Icupdate: | (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)) |
Birth Place: | Kilkenny, Ireland |
Sinéad Millea (born in Kilkenny) is a former camogie player for Kilkenny, winner of an All-Star award in 2004 and two All Ireland medals.[1] [2] She was honoured by inclusion in the University of Limericks' Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]
Her father Joe was a member of the Kilkenny team that won the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 1969. Sinéad went to school at St Brigid's in Callan. Her sister is Tracey Millea.[4]
She played club camogie in Tipperary and Kilkenny, won three All-Ireland Minor titles with Kilkenny[5] and helped her county to the Senior title in 1991 and 1994.[6] She played on the University of Limerick team that won their first Ashbourne Cup in 1995.[5]
Notable sporting achievements include; 2 Senior All-Irelands, 2 National Leagues, 3 Minor All-Irelands, 1 Junior Colleges All-Ireland, 1 Senior Colleges All-Ireland, 1 Ashbourne Cup medal, 1 Ashbourne Shield medal, 7 Leinster Senior Championships, County Championship medals at all levels.[5]