Máire Ní Chinnéide
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Máire Ní Chinnéide (English Mary or Molly O'Kennedy[1]) (17 January 1879 – 25 May 1967) was an Irish language activist, playwright, first President of the Camogie Association and first woman president of Oireachtas na Gaeilge.[2]
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Quick Facts Camogie Association of Ireland, Succeeded by ...
Máire Ní Chinnéide | |
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Camogie Association of Ireland | |
In office 1905–1909 | |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Burke-Plunkett |
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Born | (1879-01-17)17 January 1879 Rathmines, County Dublin |
Died | 25 May 1967(1967-05-25) (aged 88) Dublin, Ireland |
Spouse | Sean MacGearailt (1878–1955) |
Children | Niamh NicGearailt |
Profession | Irish language activist |
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Máire was born in Rathmines in 1879 and attended Muckross Park College and Royal University (later the NUI) where she was a classmate of Agnes O'Farrelly, Helena Concannon, and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington.