Fennelly clan chasing more silverware
September 14, 2014
OUR GAME: YOUR GAME: l/r, Intermediate captains Mags Fennelly of Kilkenny and Fiona Hickey of Limerick, senior captains Anna Geary of Cork and Leann Fennelly of Kilkenny, President of the Camogie Association Aileen Lawlor and junior captains Sarah Ann Fitzgerald of Laois and Niamh Mallon of Down in advance of the Liberty Insurance Camogie Finals this Sunday, 14th September ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
Sisters Leann and Mags Fennelly are hoping to bag two more All-Ireland medals for one of the GAA's most decorated families this afternoon.
The pair, who are sisters of Michael and Colin who played in last Sunday's drawn All-Ireland final and daughters of two-time All-Ireland winning captain Liam, will skipper Kilkenny in the All-Ireland camogie senior and intermediate finals against Cork and Limerick respectively at Croke Park.
"Between all the uncles and everything, I wouldn't be able to tell you an exact figure now," Leann said of the Fennelly family's All-Ireland medal collection.
"I've three minor and U16. Since we were young, we always had a hurl in our hand. I suppose we'd all meet up on occasions and stuff. Because it's such a big family, there would have been communions, confirmations and birthdays…"
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