Stair an Cumann Camógaíocht
History of the Camogie Club
The earliest records of camogie in the village date back to the 1950's and the 1960's culminating in the success of 1967,
when the the club won the Conway Cup. The team was guided in the early days by Paddy O'Gorman, (R.I.P.), Sean Lonergan,
George O'Brien (R.I.P.) and Declan Frost. A feature of the early years was the contribution made by the Frost family of
Cloverhill. In all at one stage there were were seven sisters of this family on the sixmilebridge team.
In the early seventies Declan Frost concentrated on under age camogie and in 1977 won the U14 championship.
Interest in camogie grew from strength to strength from then on and in 1981 our Junior team won both the Junior league and
championship titles. also, in that same year Clare captured the Junior All-Ireland title and Sixmilebridge was represented
on the panel by Geraldine McNamara (Morey), Lesley O'Flynn and Maryann McInerney. 1982 saw our U12 team capture the county title.
1983 was probably our most successful year when we captured no less than three titles, them being the Senior championship for the
first time, the Under 18 and the Under 14A championships. Our Under 16 team were beaten in the final by Kilkishen.
Throughout the remaining eighties success was achieved at all underage levels, together with major success stories at junior
and senior level. Who can ever forget the year 1989, when the senior team won both the Munster League and Championship. This team
won NINE Senior County Championships in a row.
The 1990's started of well with the senior team winning yet another senior title and at underage level the U12 team winning the
championship,in 1991 and retaining it again in 1992. Unfortunately we had to wait again until 1994 when the U16 team won the U16
championship and 1996 when the Minor team took the U18 title.
From 1996 to 2003 the club experienced a lean period. However, in 2003 our U12 girls won the U12A championship and the U11 ground
camogie title. We hope that this success will become an inspiration and lead Sixmilebridge Camogie Club to the dominant position in
Clare camogie similiar to the 1980's.
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