Lily Grant Final ’22
This years finalists are Aghabullogue 3 and Cobh 2
The Aghabullogue team is as follows:
1. Emer Barry Murphy 2. Marian Casey 3. Kiera Cooney 4. Laura Corkery 5. Rosie Corkery 6. Mary Crowley 7. Jennifer Delaney 8. Aisling Duff 9. Mary Bridget Enneguess 10. Stephanie Forde 11. Avril Healy 12. Michelle Healy 13. Susan Lane 14. Ciara Merrigan 15. Denise Murphy 16. Joan O’Brien 17. Linda O’Connell 18. Louise O’Donoghue 19. Anna O’Leary 20. Deirdre O’Leary 21. Amy O’Sullivan 22. Clíona O’Sullivan 23. Mary O’Sullivan 24. Geraldine Roche 25. Jennifer Scully 26. Ellen Tarrant 27. Oonagh Tarrant 28. Mairead Twomey 29. Niamh Twomey
The Cobh team is as follows:
1. Leah Duggan 2. Laura Hilliard 3. Emily O’Donovan 4. Cliona McGrath 5. Rebekah Cashman 6. Molly O’Keeffe 7. Leah O’Connell 8. Lily O’Rourke 9. Aimee McKeown 10. Lauren Crotty 11. Megan Foley 12. Kitty Meaney 13. Sinead Meaney 14. Caitlin Farrell 15. Katelynn Quinlan 16. Tara Looney 17. Emily Aherne 18. Emma Moran 19. Sarah Foley 20. Kate Ronan 21.Siobhan Looney 22. Katie Stack
Who was Lily Grant?
Lily won Cork Schools Championship and League medals with South Presentation school in 1952 and was a member of the Cork schools team that defeated Dublin schools in 1953 1952. Lily played her club Camogie with South Presentation and won a Junior Championship with South Presentation past pupils in 1953.
She made her debut for Cork at corner forward in 1957. Cork won the Munster Final that year in which Lily scored a goal. Unfortunately 1957 was the start of a 12 year barren period for Cork so a Munster Medal was her highest accolade. Lily retired early from playing to look after her younger siblings when their mum passed away. She was always looking after others. From her siblings, to her own kids, to her grandkids. An amazing woman who never complained and loved nothing more than company and a chat.
While Auntie Lily didn’t stay active in Camogie, her interest remained. Lily was a very good organiser and was well respected by her club members and players. She was always up to date on how Cork were doing, what players were starting etc. The most special bit about Lily is that she remained in contact with her camogie team mates right up to her illness. They met monthly and remained a community almost 60 years after playing together.