Rena Manley

Rena Manley (1941–2010), also known as Rene Manley, was an Irish camogie player. She was captain of the Cork camogie team in the early 1960s, winning the Munster Championship in 1962. She also won Gael Linn Cup medals with the Munster team in 1963 and 1964.[1][2] Manley played as a forward.[3] In obituaries in the Evening Echo and the Southern Star, she was described as a 'camogie legend'.[4][1]

Rena Manley
Personal information
Sport Camogie
Position Forward
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Aloysuis
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Cork

Career

A former intercounty camogue player with Cork GAA, she previously played with St Aloysuis Secondary School, Cork.[5] Manley was a member of the Old Aloysians 1960 Cork Senior Championship winning team.[6] She played at senior level with Cork in 1960 and was captain of the Munster Championship winning team in 1962.[7][8] She won Gael Linn medals in 1963 and 1964.[9][10] She was involved in the formation of the St Catherine's Club, whom she captained to the Junior B County title in 1984. She was involved in coaching and training underage teams, was club secretary, and in 2008 was elected president of the club.[1]

Personal life

Manley was married in 1966, and lived in Whitechurch.[11] She was residing in Conna at the time of her death in 2010. She died in Cork University Hospital, following a short illness.[1]

References
  1. "Whitechurch Death". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Old Aloysians 7-1 / Glen Rovers 3-3". Irish Examiner. 2 November 1959. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
  3. "Evening Echo 08/05/1959". Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
  4. "Conna Camogie Legend O'Leary Passes Away". Evening Echo. 4 May 2010.
  5. "Old Aloysians 4-1 / South Presentation PPU 1-1". archive.irishnewsarchive.com. 21 September 1959. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. "Nostalgia Sport 33". Evening Echo. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
  7. "Cork Camogie Team Advance to Munster Final". Evening Echo. 28 May 1962.
  8. Moran, Mary (2004). Munster's Camogie Story.
  9. "Last-minute Point Winner for Munster". Irish Independent. 26 October 1964.
  10. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. ISBN 978-1-908591-00-5.
  11. "Macra Notes". Southern Star. 13 August 1966. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
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