18 | SPRING 2019 | www.ladiesgaelic.ie
FEATURE
By Daragh Small
elly's of Cornmarket was
established in 1929, and almost
a century later this family-run
furniture business has become
an intrinsic part of Wexford Town.
They sell beds, bedroom furniture, dining,
upholstery, and outdoor wear. And Wexford
goalkeeper, Mary Rose Kelly, is very much
involved in the family business.
Over two decades on from her debut for the
county's Ladies footballers, the 37-year-old
Main Image:
Mary Rose Kelly, in
action for Wexford in
the TG4 All-Ireland
Ladies Football Junior
Championship Final,
v Offaly
K
elies on the flexibility afforded by working for
herself.
"If a job needs to be done you have to do it,"
said Kelly. "My father [Paddy] is there and
myself, we are the only two in the family that
decided to stay in the business.
"Working for yourself, you just have to be
available. In fairness Dad is very good at giving
me time. There is so much commitment with
football, you need to be in a job that you can get
a bit of flexibility."
Kelly has so much experience between the
sticks for the Wexford Ladies team, but she has
never dabbled in camogie, unlike a number of
her teammates.
Wexford's Ladies Footballers lost their 2007
TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Final against
Leitrim, and were runners-up again in 2013
when they were defeated by Offaly in the Junior
decider. But, in 2014, they defeated New York t
