1978 National Camogie League

Camogie tournament April 2022 February 2022 National Camogie League 1978 Kilkenny (1st title) Mary Fennelly Limerick The 1978 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Limerick in the final, played at Adare. Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5National Camogie League on Camogie.ie Arrangements Kilkenny, the 1977 senior champions, defeated Antrim, Down, Dublin and Wexford en route to the final while Limerick the 1977 All-Ireland junior champions, defeated Clare, Cork, Galway and Tipperary. Final Kilkenny led 1–2 to 0–3 at half–time and responded to an equalising goal by Pauline McCarthy to eventually win a keenly contested final between two well matched sides. Marion Doyle’s point at the very end reduced the margin to two points. Agnes Hourigan, who was then president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: This was a game that Limerick could have won had they taken their chances. They had three good scoring opportunities in the first half and muffed a 15-yards free in the closing stages. The winner’s experience was the vital difference between the two sides. Helena O'Neill, now Mrs McCormack, interrupted her honeymoon to take part in the final and played a vital role in her side’s victory, scoring all four point. The winners’ success was all the more meritorious as they had to field without two of their star players Liz Neary and Angela Downey.Report of final in Irish Press, November 13, 1978 The O'Brien sisters’ brother Jim was an All-Ireland hurler while Vera Mackey also came from a hurling family. Final stages November 12Final Kilkenny 2-4 – 1-5 Report of final in Irish Independent, November 13, 1978Report of final in Irish Times, November 13, 1978Report of final in Irish Examiner, November 13, 1978Report of final in Irish News, November 13, 1978 Limerick Helena O'Neill 0-4; Ann Downey 1-0, Peg Muldowney 1-0 Pauline McCarthy 1-0; Brid Stokes 0-2, Marian Doyle 0-1. Helen Mulcair 0-1. Carrie Clancy 0-1. Adare 2,000 Mary Cribben (Kildare) _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny 008000 008000 008000 FFFFFF 008000 Limerick Kilkenny: GK 1 Teresa O'Neill (St Paul’s)FB 2 Ann Downey (St Paul’s)1-0RWB 3 Mary Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks)CB 4 Bridie Martin (St Paul’s)LWB 5 Mary Canavan (St Paul’s)MF 6 Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s)0-4MF 7 Peggy Muldowney (Gowran) 1-0 43MF 8 Mary Fennelly (St Paul’s)RWF 9 Mary PurcellCF 10 Carmel Doyle (St Paul’s)LWF 11 Margaret Farrell (UCD)FF 12 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock)Substitutes:MF Kay Dowling for Muldowney 43 Limerick: GK 1 Helen Butler (Ballyagrsn)FB 2 Marjorie Neville (Croagh-Kilfinny)RWB 3 Bernadette O'Brien (Ballyagran)CB 4 Geraldine O'Brien (Ballyagran)LWB 5 Liz Hayes (Ballyagran)MF 6 Anne O'Sullivan Half timeMF 7 Helen Mulcair (Croagh-Kilfinny)MF 8 Pauline McCarthyRWF 9 Breda Darcy CF 10 Carrie Clancy (Ahane)LWF 11 Vera FitzpatrickFF 12 Breda Stokes (Croagh-Kilfinny)Substitutes:MF Marian Doyle for Anne O'Sullivan Half time References External links Camogie Association National Camogie League National Camogie League 1977 National Camogie League 1979 1977 – present National Camogie League 1978