Cora Staunton: from Carnacon to playing her trade down under.
Cora Staunton: from Carnacon to playing her trade down under. By Steven Kelly Cora Staunton is well known as one of the finest ladies footballers ever to play the game. The Carnacon club-woman was ever-present on the Mayo senior ladies squad, from as far back as 1995 when she made her debut at just 13 years of age. Having won a remarkable 4 All-Irelands and a record 11 all-star awards, Cora remains humble in how it all started for her. “I grew up in a small town called Carnacon, which is about 15 minutes from the large town of Castlebar. I came from a large family. I have 4 brothers and 3 sisters and I was the 2nd youngest of the lot. My mom was a housewife and my dad was a hardworking farmer. I was always involved in sport from as young as I can remember. I played Handball, Rugby, Racquetball and Basketball in the community hall. When I was 7 there wasn’t any girls team at the time, so I played u7’s to u14’s with the boys Ballintubber team. I do think playing with the boy's team h...