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Lil Kirby had a long and established playing career over her years on the Cork side, playing for both her university, University College Cork and her county, taking the role of captain for the cork team in 1941. She also played alongside her school and club St. Aloysius and old Aloysius, with the club going on to win 15 cork senior championships. Lil Kirby was said to have always dominated the centre field, while also being cited in newspapers at the time to have clashed with a number of different players, notably Misses Una O’ Riordan and E. Delaney. In the semi-finals between Cork and Dublin, Li kirby was featured as a prominent player in the match and assisted in the win for the Cork side, with the final scoring being 3-2 for Cork and 1-0 for the Dublin side. As well as this, Kirby scored a notable goal in the match against Galway from 25 yards out which assisted in the team's victory. Kirby was described as being a dominant figure in the 30’s because of her “speed and neat striking”, which is highlighted in her impressive list of accolades over her career. Lil Kirby was said to have been a strong midfield presence in every game that she played but also a good team player. As well as this, Kirby was known to have also refereed the All Ireland final between Dublin and Galway in 1937. She maintained a record of six All Ireland medals which was not matched until 1953 by a Cork player until Pat Maloney and Marion McCarthy won their sixth medals in 1980. Some of Lil Kirby’s notable teammates during her playing career included Josie McGrath, Kitty Buckley, May McCarthy and Joan Cotter.