Extracts from Facts & Tales.

Camogie

Ballinabranna had a Camogie team around the late 1940's with Frank Gregan and committee in charge.

Players involved at that time were Mary Brien, Mrs.Annie Redmond, Mary Howard, Mrs.Gahan (Old Leighlin), Cis Cleere (Graigueculen) and Nan Ward (Graiguecullen).

Whenever a sports was held in Tomard a camogie match was also on the programme. When Christy Kelly was Secretary of the Football Club, he was also Chairman of the Camogie Club.

Sean Fitzgerald trained the camogie team in the field beside Christy's house and the football training also took place here in the field known as the "24 acres". The majority of the camogie players came from Raheendoran and the team also had a uniform.

List of Players in 1953.

Elizabeth Foley, Mary Lowry, Margaret Purcell, Josephine Dooley, Marie Delaney, Kathleen Glynn, Kathleen Caffrey, Elizabeth Lynan, Elizabeth McDonald, Elizabeth Amond, Mary Maher, Mary Somers, Bridget Rice, Ann Lawlor, Bridget Lynch, Kathleen McDonald, Kathleen Caffrey, Bridget Broughall.

At a Ball in George Redmonds (house above Kiln) one time, organised by the Camogie Club, a lot of money was collected. The admission charge was 2/6. The money disappeared and so did a cake that was to be raffled. Reliable sources inform me that the cake was eaten up in Bilboa. The musicians playing were Mick Bolger, Paddy Bolger, and Mick Kavanagh.

Source of images from Myles Kavanagh Ballinabranna (Baile na mBrannach) "A Centenary Celebration 1890-1990. p. 42