Knocknaheeny can get a bad rap but Amy O’Connor and Denise O’Sullivan have shown the area in a vibrant and positive light.
FOR DECADES, THE famous yellow monument on Hill 16 was the ‘John 3:7’ sign carried by GAA super-fan Frank Hogan. Now, a Cork city suburb has its own new landmark: ‘Amy 3:7’.
She gave the club its greatest-ever night last year when returning home with the O’Duffy Cup as All-Ireland-winning captain, while the Rebel squad celebrated together at Hollymount House. “That’s starting to diminish a little bit. Like, we’ve a mural of Amy around the corner from her house. It’s synonymous with the area. You see this is where Amy O’Connor lives and it showcases how we have fierce talent up there. Really good decent people.
Advertisement “She’s a very positive image for the area and it’s brilliant because she’s been very outspoken when she’s asked. She doesn’t hide where she’s from. “We’re not senior and we haven’t won loads of championships but years ago, Cork lost an All-Ireland semi-final against Galway on a Saturday,” says Gould.
When Gould kept goal for the club until she hung up the boots two years ago, the tactic was simple: find Amy. “You’d hear a pin drop in the dressing room when she spoke. For someone so small in stature, she has great presence.” She has given the club plenty of great days too. Gould recalls a last-gasp point from 50 yards out on the sideline. She slung it over her shoulder and between the posts from a position that was basically in the dugout.
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