One of the all-time greats in Cork - saluting the career of a nine-time All-Ireland winner
The42 looks back on the inter-county career of Cork legend Gemma O’Connor. By Sinead Farrell Thursday 1 Apr 2021, 8:00 PM Thu 8:00 PM 21,796 Views 4 Comments
AT THE END of it all, it seems there isn’t one game that can sum her up.
Nine All-Ireland medals and a record 11 All-Stars in both attacking and defensive positions goes some way towards illustrating her distinction. But it still only scratches the surface of Gemma O’Connor’s imprint on camogie.
Three people from her county and club camogie connections were consulted for this documentation of her inter-county career, as well as one of her colleagues in the Defence Forces. And none of them could identify just one game that captures the depth of her quality.