Breda Holmes
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Bríd Nic Thomáis | ||
Sport | Camogie | ||
Position | Full forward | ||
Born | Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Club(s)* | |||
Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
St Paul’s | ? | ||
Inter-county(ies)** | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
Kilkenny | ? | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 7 | ||
* 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)). |
Breda Holmes is a former camogie player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1987[1] and seven All Ireland medals in succession between 1984 and 1991, celebrating the seventh by scoring the match-turning goal from Ann Downey’s sideline ball against Cork in the 1991 final.
Career
[edit]She captained Carysfort Training College in their 1984 Purcell Cup campaign and won six All Ireland club medals with St Paul’s camogie club, based in Kilkenny city.
References
[edit]- ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.