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'''Eileen Duffy-O'Mahoney''' was an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] sportsperson who played senior [[camogie]] with [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] from 1949 until 1957.<ref>{{cite book | last = [[Mary Moran|Moran]] | first = [[Mary Moran|Mary]] | title = A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie | publisher = Cumann Camógaíochta | year = 2011 | location = Dublin, Ireland | pages = 460}}</ref>
==Background==
Eileen Duffy was born in [[Dublin]]. She showed great skill at the game of [[camogie]] in her youth and quickly joined her local [[Celtic Camogie Club|Celtic]] camogie club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Icon Eileen was a past master|url=http://www.herald.ie/incoming/icon-eileen-is-a-past-master-2044039.html|work=Evening Herald|publisher=Evening Herald|date=2 February 2010|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref> It was with this club that Duffy first tasted success, and she later won five Dublin county camogie titles. She quickly came to the attention of the [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] senior camogie selectors and made her senior inter-county debut in 1949.
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