[1] She first played Camogie when she went to Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny where she won an All Ireland Senior Colleges title in 1969.
She played with Thornbrack and Lisdowney before winning several county championships and three club All Ireland medals with St Paul’s.
She first played with Kilkenny senior team in 1972 and went on to win nine All Ireland medals in what was the county’s most successful period in the game to date.
Apart from her selection on the camogie team of the century in 2004, she won B&I Player of the Year in 1976, won the 1976 Kilkenny Sports Star award and an Irish Nationwide "Women in Sport" Award.
Her team of the century citation read: "she made Camogie look easy, her range of skills a joy to watch.