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About Us | |||
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Eire Og Camogie Club was founded in 1977 in Brighton, MA, by a group of Irish /American
women who sought to continue the sport and spirit of the game in America. Some of these women still participate today at all levels within the club. Eire Og is the oldest club in Boston and one of the oldest in the United States. Eire Og has been the home to hundreds of camogie Players, new and old over the last 25 years and we always welcome new players to join us from all corners of the world. Over the years Boston has given birth to three other clubs, only one of which survived and is still in the game today. Over the last 25 years our club has been very successful in the North American Camogie Association (NACA). We were the first team to win the John Green Memorial cup in 1990 which is now the perpetual trophy for the north east camogie association. John Green at the time of his death RIP was Vice-President of the North American Camogie and manager/trainer of Eire Og, John did Trojan work for us. We have won the "North America" Championship seven times, which is a tremendous achievement and honor. We havehad the pleasure of many "All-Ireland" camogie players grace us with their skills and talent and continue to welcome fresh talent from home and abroad. | |||
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About The Game | |||
| The origins of camogie date back to 1903 when the Keating club in Dublin applied rules to their game. For example, “stopping the ball with the skirt” was deemed a foul. The first public camogie match took place in Dublin in 1904 and soon after, the Camogie Association was formed. Its aim was to provide a gaelic games outlet for the ladies of Ireland. It wasn’t until 1932 that Camogie had it’s own All-Ireland with Dublin beating Galway by 3-2 to 0-2 to win the very first O’Duffy Cup. Dublin have won the All-Ireland 26 times, including an amazing 10-in-a-row. Cork are not far behind on 20 titles and Kilkenny have 12 titles. One of the greats of the game was Kathleen Mills winning 15 All-Ireland medals with Dublin. Sisters, Angela and Ann Downey of Kilkenny, have both won 12 All-Ireland medals. Antrim have won 6 titles whilst Derry, Down and Mayo have also appeared in All-Ireland finals. In 2002, Cork beat Tipperary in the All-Ireland final, stopping Tipp from winning a 4-in-a-row. | |||