Íde Bean Uí Shé – The Cork woman who saw participation in Camogie as a step towards achieving equality for women in the male dominated Ireland of the 1940s
The first Cork camogie club was founded in 1905. and took the name of Fáinne an Lae. Sean Ó Coindealbháin (Conlon) coached the team in the basics of the game; his sisters Kate and Margaret Conlon and cousin, Christina Conlon also played. Sean’s daughter, Íde Conlon (or Ní Choindealbháin), who later became Íde Bean Uí […]