Lynn Dunlea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Linn Ní Dhuinnshlé | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Born |
1974 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Cloughduv and Glen Rovers | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1990-2001 | Cork | ? | |
|
* 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)). | |||
Lynn Dunlea is a former camogie player,[1] scorer of three goals for Cork in their 1993 All Ireland final victory over Galway.
Famous goal[edit]
She scored a breath-taking goal deep in injury-time during the All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny earlier that season.[2]
Career[edit]
She won four All Ireland senior medals in 1992,[3] 1993, 1997[4] and 1998.[5] She won an All Ireland Club Championship medal with the Glen Rovers club in 1993, and seven National League medals.
For her club she scored 4-5 of their total of 6-12 in the 1993 club final and 0-14 of Glen Rovers 1-15 in their unsuccessful 1994 All Ireland club final against Lisdowney at Ballyragget,
Football[edit]
She won a women's football club title with Donoughmore in 2001.[6]
Injury and retirement[edit]
She retired at the age of 28 after suffering shoulder and neck injuries in the drawn All Ireland semi-final of 2001.[2][7] Having played in the first All Ireland final to be televised live she was a television analyst for RTÉ camogie coverage in the 2000s.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ a b Uí Scolaí, Máire (20 April 2002). "Dunlea retirement stuns Cork camogie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
- ^ 1997 All Ireland final Cork 0-15 Galway 2-5 reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine and Irish Times
- ^ 1998 All Ireland final Cork 2-13 Galway 0-15 reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent and Irish Times
- ^ 2001 Donoughmore 3-6 Ballyboden 0-8 report in Irish Independent
- ^ Foley, Cliona (14 September 2002). "Harrington inspired by pride in the parish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
- Wikipedia List of Camogie players
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