Roll of Honour 1961-2017
| Year | Winner | County |
| 1995 | B. Hennessey | Limerick |
| 1996 | B. Hennessey | Limerick |
| 1997 | B. Hennessey | Limerick |
| 1998 | F. McKenna | Antrim |
| 1999 | F. McKenna | Antrim |
| 2000 | F. McKenna | Antrim |
| 2001 | L.F. Gilmore | Canada |
| 2002 | F. McKenna | Antrim |
| 2003 | F. Shannon | Antrim |
| 2004 | M. Daly | Kerry |
| 2005 | F. Shannon | Antrim |
| 2006 | F. Shannon | Antrim |
| 2007 | F. Shannon | Antrim |
| 2008 | A. Reilly | Antrim |
| 2009 | F. Shannon | Antrim |
| 2010 | A. Reilly | Antrim |
| 2011 | F. Shannon | Antrim |
| 2012 | A. Reilly | Antrim |
| 2013 | A. Reilly | Antrim |
| 2014 | A. Reilly | Antrim |
| 2015 | C. Casey | Cork |
| 2016 | C. Casey | Cork |
| 2017 | Tadhg Haran | Galway |
Composite Table of Wins
| Wins | Player | County |
| 6 | Fiona Shannon | Antrim |
| 5 | Aisling Reilly | Antrim |
| 4 | F. McKenna | Antrim |
| 3 | B. Hennessey | Limerick |
| 2 | Caitriona Casey | Cork |
| 1 | M. Daly | Kerry |
| 1 | L.F. Gilmore | Canada |
Report
The Irish Nationals for Women were started in 1995, with Antrim providing the lions share of winners – the top three spots on the Roll of Honour belong to Fiona Shannon (6 wins), Aisling Reilly (5 wins) and F. McKenna (4 Wins) – all Antrim.
The most recent champion has been Caitriona Casey of Cork who has won the last two, while B. Hennessey of Limerick (3 wins) and Kerry’s M. Daly and Canada’s L.F. Gilmore (1 apiece) complete the list of winners.
About
Handball is one of the Gaelic Athletic Association’s Charter sports of 1884. It is played on a court with three walls, and is very similar to the Handball played in America, Australia, Canada, and the variations on Handball, Pelota and Wallball played throughout Western Europe, and are all probably of the same origin.
References
Images
[1] GAA Handball (2017) GAA Handball Logo Square [Internet] Available from: https://cache.gaahandball.ie/images/made/images/remote/http_gaahandball-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1470913550-GAA-Handball-Logo-Square_394_394_85_c1.jpg [Accessed 11 December 2017]
Bibliography
[2] GAA (2017) – “The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive : Various- Women’s pg. 365. DBA Publications Limted, Dublin.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Jillian Glynn
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 11 November 2020
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