▁president ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 5 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin ▁cam og ie ▁club , ▁it ▁was ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁who ▁persu aded ▁William ▁Gib son , ▁( the ▁second ▁Lord ▁Ash bourne ), ▁to ▁don ate ▁a ▁cup ▁for ▁the ▁inter - col leg iate ▁cam og ie ▁competition ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁honor ary ▁president , ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Cam og ie ▁Association ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Cam og ie ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁alongside ▁Ma ire ▁Gill , ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁chair ▁central ▁council ▁and ▁con gress . ▁She ▁opposed ▁the ▁divis ive ▁ban ▁on ▁hockey ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁association ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁appe als ▁for ▁unity ▁when ▁the ▁Association ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁several ▁spl its . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 4 2 ▁she ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁chair ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Association , ▁and ▁briefly ▁succeeded ▁in ▁re integr ating ▁the ▁diss ident ▁C ork ▁and ▁Dublin ▁bo ards ▁into ▁the ▁Association ▁before ▁another ▁se cess ion ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁med als ▁she ▁presented ▁helped ▁spark ▁a ▁cam og ie ▁rev ival ▁in ▁Cav an ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁teams ▁being ▁affili ated . ▁ ▁Further ▁med als ▁for ▁an ▁inter - count y ▁match ▁between ▁Cav an ▁and ▁Me