Armagh – Méabh Lenehan

My name is Méabh Lenehan. I am a 23 year old Digital Marketer and I hail from a beautiful little village called Aghagallon, right on the shore lands of Lough Neagh. I am the oldest of three in the Lenehan house, the only girl and a proud Daddy’s girl at that. I graduated from The University of Ulster at Jordanstown in July 2015 with First Class Honours in Marketing and a Diploma in Industrial Studies. I completed an international academic placement year in 2013/14 and studied Events and Hospitality Management in Florida. There were many highlights such as travelling to New York and Chicago but singing “Lady of Knock” at St Patricks Day Mass is definitely one that stands out. I am a keen sports person and GAA holds a special place in my heart. I captain the St Mary’s Aghagallon Camogie team and have been privileged to wear the Orchard County jersey at both minor and senior levels. I help coach our underage teams and love supporting my two younger brothers who play Gaelic football for St Mary’s. I believe in everything the GAA represents; cultural activities such as Irish music and dance and the values it embodies; community, inclusiveness, respect and teamwork. A voluntary school trip to Nairobi in Kenya at the age of 18 to work with street boys and teach young children has inspired my whole outlook on life. It was wonderfully humbling to meet such deprived yet truly happy children and they enabled me to see the world with new eyes.I am deeply honoured to be the Armagh Ambassador in Tralee this year. I am so proud of my roots and I am blessed to have the chance to share that with my Rose sisters who I just can’t wait to meet.