1934 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 March 2022 1934 N/A – 28 October 1934 Cork 1st Kate Dunlea Louth Rose Quigley 1933 1935 The 1934 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1934 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Louth by an eight-point margin in the final. Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5Report of final in Irish Press, October 29, 1934Report of final in Irish Independent, October 29, 1934Report of final in Irish Times, October 29, 1934Report of final in Irish Examiner, October 29, 1934Report of final in Irish News, October 29, 1934 Structure After two championships had been run on an open draw basis, provincial championships were introduced in 1934, Cork defeated Limerick, Kerry and Waterford to win the Munster championship, Louth defeated Laois (6–4 to nil), Dublin, Kilkenny and Meath to claim the Leinster title, Galway and Antrim won their first provincial championships. Final Kathleen Hanratty had already acquired the nickname as camogie's Lory Meagher by the time the final was played, "her rising and striking was a treat to witness" The Irish Press reported, commenting she was the most skilled player on the field. Cork had an early goal from a 25 by Kitty McCarthy to take a 1–2 to 0–2 half time lead, Betty Riordan and Kate Dunlea (var. Kathleen Delea) added Cork goals early in the second half. Máire Ní Cheallaigh wrote in The Irish Press: Yesterday at Croke Park 3,000 spectators were treated to a high class game which never lost interest to the end. The teams played with great dash and though Louth were the more spectacular, Cork were better strikers and had a sound forward line.Report of final in Irish Press, October 29, 1934 Presentation After the match Agnes O'Farrelly presented the O'Duffy Cup to Cork and William O'Reilly of the New Ireland Assurance Company presented the Leinster Cup to Louth. The 15-year-old Betty Riordan was the youngest player to win an All-Ireland senior medal. Aftermath Cork forward Mary Kenneall was a sister of John Kenneally, who won an All-Ireland senior hurling medal in 1929. Championship results Final stages September 9 Semi-Final Cork 4–1 – 2–0 Antrim Croke Park September 16 Semi-Final Louth 2–3 – 2–1 Galway Darver October 28Final Cork 4–3 – 1–4 Louth Croke Park FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 000000 CorkFFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 Louth Cork: GK 1 Nora Clarke FB 2 Monica Cotter RWB 3 Essie Staunton CB 4 Lena Delaney LWB 5 Kitty McCarthy (1–2) MF 6 Monie O'Hea MF 7 Lil Kirby MF 8 May McCarthy RWF 9 Kate (Kathleen) Dunlea (Capt) (2–0) CF 10 Mary Kenneall LWF 11 Betty Riordan (1–1) FF 12 Josie McGrath Louth: GK 1 Sarah McGuinness DarverFB 2 Nan Hanratty DarverRWB 3 Mary McArdle DarverCB 4 Bridget McKeown https://web.archive.org/web/20140208092728/http://www.joesgfc.com/ Darver]LWB 5 Aggie McCluskey DarverMF 6 Kathleen Johnson KnockbridgeMF 7 Mary McKeever https://web.archive.org/web/20140208092728/http://www.joesgfc.com/ Darver]MF 8 Rose Quigley Darver (Capt)RWF 9 Nellie McDonnell DarverCF 10 Kathleen Hanratty Darver (0–3)LWF 11 Bridie Donnelly Knockbridge (1–0)FF 12 Mary Murtagh Darver (0–1). Match Rules 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions See also All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia List of Camogie players National Camogie League Camogie All Stars Awards Ashbourne Cup References External links Camogie Association Historical reports of All Ireland finals All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Camogie on GAA Oral History Project All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1933 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1935 1932–present Category:1934 in camogie 1934