Kathleen Mills

Kathleen "Kay" Mills-Hill (8 October 1923 – 11 August 1996) was an Irish sportsperson who played senior camogie with Dublin from 1941 until 1961.

Her mother, Winifred (née Wills), was from Inchicore and her father, Thomas, was from Glanmire, County Cork.

When she was just eighteen months old her mother died, leaving her to be raised by her maternal grandmother, Charlotte Wills, who lived 1 Abercorn Terrace, Inchicore.

[3] Mills made her camogie debut with the Great Southern Railways club in Dublin in 1938 at the age of 14, and was promoted to the senior team for her second match.

Once again Mills ended up claiming an All-Ireland medal, her goal from fifty yards range being described as the highlight of the match.

With a haul of 15 senior All-Ireland medals, Mills was the most decorated player in the history of Gaelic games at the time of her retirement.

In 2010 the camogie trophy for the annual inter-county All Ireland Championship for counties graded Junior was named in her honour.