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Nollaig Cleary-Uí Chróinín (born 1981) is an Irish retired ladies' Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward for the Cork county ladies' football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Nollaig Ní Chléirigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1981 Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Gabriel Rangers | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2004–2015 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 10 | ||
| All-Irelands | 9 | ||
| NFL | 8 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Born in Castlehaven, County Cork, Cleary first played competitive Gaelic football in her youth. She made her senior debut during the 2004 championship. Cleary immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won nine All-Ireland medals, ten Munster medals and eight National Football League medals.
At club level Cleary is a one-time All-Ireland medallist in the junior grade with Gabriel Rangers.
Cleary's brother, John Cleary, and her husband, Mícheál Ó Cróinín, also played with Cork.[1][2]
After retiring from inter-county football in January 2013, Cleary later reversed her decision. She announced her second retirement from inter-county football on 4 June 2015.[3][4]
Player
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship (9): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship (10): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
- Ladies' National Football League (8): 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
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