Mary Geaney

Mary Geaney, born in 1954, is an Irish sportswoman who played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Kerry and senior camogie for Cork and is also a former Ireland women's field hockey international. In 1976 she captained Kerry when they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, and in 1980 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, making her the first player to captain a team to both championships. As a field hockey international she was a member of the Ireland team that won the 1983 Women's Intercontinental Cup, and in 2010 she was inducted into the Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame.