Elaine Burke

Elaine Burke is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 2005,[1] remember for her catch-cry from the podium: "Rebels abú arís."[2]

Elaine Burke
Personal information
Irish name Eibhlín de Búrca
Sport Camogie
Position forward
Born 1981
Cork, Ireland
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
 Valley Rovers Tara Camogie Club London ?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
 Cork ?
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Career

She came to prominence at local level when she won the Carrighdoun under-14 camogie tournament competition two years in a row, 1994 and 1995. She won All Ireland senior medals in 2002,[3] 2005 [4] and 2006.[5] She won Ashbourne Cup medals with UCC in 2000[6] and 2002.[7]

Personal life

She graduated in law and retired when she commenced work with a firm of solicitors in Cork. She moved to London for work and joined Tara Camogie Club 2012, winning Championship and reaching All-Ireland Junior Club semi final. Vice-Captain.

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gollark: > someone keeps tapping into my PC with donglesWhat do you mean?
gollark: The settings app? It doesn't have more information, I guess.
gollark: Exposed by what?
gollark: Yes, I said it, random person who randomly said that random thing.

References
  1. "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. Irish Times Sept 19 2005
  3. 2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  4. 2005 Cork 1-17 Tipperary 1-13 All Ireland final reports in Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and 718 Rebelgaa.com
  5. 2006 Cork 0-12 Tipperary 0-4 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Youtube Video highlights MtLwc6jUnlI part one and tJzacxRW6Pg&feature= related part two
  6. 2000 final UCC 2-3 UCD 1-5 in Galway, report on RTÉ online Archived 22 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. 2002 final UCC 1-11 WIT 1-4 at Ballinlough, Cork, report on RTÉ online


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