Camogie makes it onto Countdown after being added to the Oxford Dictionary

Seven beautiful letters.

By DailyEdge.ie Monday 9 Mar 2015, 11:48 AM

Mar 9th 2015, 11:48 AM 6,627 Views 4 Comments

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LAST YEAR ‘CAMOGIE’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, and now it’s really made it, after appearing as a seven-letter word on Countdown.

The sport was recently represented as the only possible word to be made from the jumble of consonants and vowels pulled by Rachel Riley, after the contestants failed to get beyond the six letter mark.

Keen-eyed London GAA club Erin Go Bragh spotted its few minutes of fame:

camog Source: EGB GAA SOCIAL/Twitter

via The Star

- Emer McLysaght (First posted on DailyEdge.ie at 10.16 am).

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Camogie makes it onto Countdown after being added to the Oxford Dictionary

Seven beautiful letters.

Pat McQuaid admits he ‘made mistakes’ amid claims of UCI collusion with Lance Armstrong