Sinéad Millea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Sinéad Níc Amhalgaidh | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Left corner forward | ||
| Born | Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Brigid’s Ballycallan and Cashel | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1991-2008 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
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]
Family background
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Honours
[edit]- All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship (2)
- National Camogie League (2)
- All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship (3)
- 1988, 1989, 1991
- All Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship (2)
- Junior 1990
- Senior 1993
- Ashbourne Cup (1)
- 1995
- Leinster Senior Camogie Championship (7)
See also
[edit]- Camogie All Stars Awards
- All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
- National Camogie League
- Ashbourne Cup
- Wikipedia List of Camogie players
References
[edit]- ^ 2004 winners
- ^ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "University of Limerick honour for sports heroes". limerickleader.ie.
- ^ "Throw Back Thursday". camogie.ie.
- ^ a b c "Millea Sinead Profile". hoganstand.com.
- ^ "History of Camogie". camogie.ie.
External links
[edit]- "Millea Sinead Profile". hoganstand.com.
- "Millea Sinead Profile". cul4kidz.com.
- "Millea Sinead Video Profile". University of Limerick. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.