1981 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1981 Oct 4 Kilkenny (4th title) Liz Neary Cork Claire Cronin 2 The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1981 season. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Cork by a five-point margin in a replayed final. Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5 The match drew an attendance of 3,000.Report of replay in Irish Press, October 5, 1981Report of replay in Irish Independent, October 5, 1981Report of replay in Irish Times, October 5, 1981Report of replay in Irish Examiner, October 5, 1981Report of replay in Irish News, October 5, 1981 Quarter-finals Surprise of the quarter-final stage was Down's 2–6 to 1–8 victory over Wexford, Marion McGarvey scoring 1-6 of their total. Before their quarter-final with Dublin, Cork dropped three Killeavy players, Pat Moloney, Marian Sweeney and Cathy Landers for playing in a challenge match on the eve of the League final. Dublin led by 4–2 to 1–5 at half time but Cork came storming back to equalise 11 minutes into the second half and win by five points, as Dublin sent over a total of eight wide in the second half and scored just one point. Angela Downey scored 3-4 for Kilkenny against Tipperary, for whom Deidre Lane scored 1–5. Semi-finals Remarkably Galway led Cork by 1–5 to 1–3 at half time in the All Ireland semi-final before being swept aside by 2–4 in the first ten minutes of the second half. Down appearing in their first semi-final since 1949, never got to grips with Kilkenny and trailed by 2–3 to 0-2 after 13 minutes of their semi-final in Nowlan Park. Final Kilkenny got a reprieve in the see-saw final when Cork had led by nine points five minutes into the second half but when Liz Neary snatched a goal from a rebound 25 minutes into the second half they trailed by just a point.Report of final in Irish Press, September 14, 1981Report of final in Irish Independent, September 14, 1981Report of final in Irish Times, September 14, 1981Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 14, 1981Report of final in Irish News, September 14, 1981 In what was described by the Irish Independent as a truly memorable four-minute period of extra time.Report of final in Irish Independent, September 14, 1981 Kilkenny fought hard for the equaliser and it was Margaret Farrell who saved the day with a point from play. The five point margin in the replay flattered Kilkenny after Angela Downey scored a breakaway goal in the last movement of the match. Mary O'Leary’s attempt to score an equalising goal from a free a few minutes earlier had been deflected over the bar. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: Kilkenny battled back from a seemingly hopeless half time position to earn a draw. The champions seemed to haf the issue clinched in the 54th minute when Mary Geaney set up Mary O’Leary, but from point blank range she missed the proverbial sitter by driving wide. Profiting from that escape, Kilkenny mounted one last assault and Margaret Farrell sent high between the posts for the equalizer. Time was called on the puckout and an exciting, skilful game was over.Report of final in Irish Press, September 14, 1981 Replay Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: Medals for bravery should have been awarded to the girls of Kilkenny and Cork as they tirelessly battled for dominance in the replay under the sullen clouds of Croke Park yesterday. In the most atrocious ground conditions, Kilkenny packaged their fourth title and their heroine, Angela Downey, immortalized her name by taking all but three of her side’s scores.Report of replay in Irish Press, October 5, 1981 Final stages June 14First Round Cork 3-8 – 0-4 Antrim Randalstown July 12Quarter-Final Cork 4-8 – 4-3 Dublin St Finbarr's July 26Quarter-Final Down 2-6 – 1-8 Wexford Kilkeel July 26Quarter-Final Kilkenny 5-8 – 1-6 Wexford Moneygall August 16Semi-Final Cork 5-10 – 1-7 Galway St Finbarr's August 16Semi-Final Kilkenny 4-13 – 1-3 Down Nowlan Park September 13Final Kilkenny 3-9 – 3-9 Cork Croke Park, Dublin October 4Replay Kilkenny 1-9 – 0-7 Cork Croke Park, Dublin Drawn Final September 13: Kilkenny 3-9 Cork 3-9 _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny _red_2 _red _red_3 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Cork KILKENNY: GK 1 Teresa O'Neill (St Paul's)FB 2 Liz Neary (St Paul's) (Capt) (2-0)RWB 3 Ann Downey (St Paul's) CB 4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul's) (0-1)LWB 5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Tullogher https://web.archive.org/web/20120322211957/http://tullogher-rosbercon.kilkenny.gaa.ie/ 22 March 2012 )MF 6 Anne Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks)MF 7 Peggy Muldowney (Gowran)MF 8 Margaret Farrell (UCD) (0-1)RWF 9 Helena McCormack (St Paul's) (0-1)CF 10 Angela Downey (St Paul's) (1-6)LWF 11 Ann Whelan (Castlecomer) 55FF 12 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock)Substitutes: MF Geraldine Sutton (0-1) for Holden Half timeRWF Anne Marie Brennan for Anna Whelan 55 CORK: GK 1 Marian McCarthy (South Pres)FB 2 Ellen Dineen (Éire Óg) RWB 3 Patricia Riordan] (Ballinlough)CB 4 Martha Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)LWB 5 Miriam Higgins (Éire Óg)MF 6 Liz Lynch (Douglas)MF 7 Nancy O'Driscoll (Éire Óg)MF 8 Angela Higgins (Watergrasshill)RWF 9 Clare Cronin (Old Als) (Capt) (1-1)CF 10 Mary O'Leary (Watergrasshill) (0-7)LWF 11 Geraldine McCarthy (Nemo Rangers) (0-1)FF 12 Mary Geaney (Éire Óg) (2-0) MATCH RULES 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions Replay October 4: Kilkenny 1-9 Cork 0-7 _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny _red_2 _red _red_3 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Cork KILKENNY: GK 1 Teresa O'Neill (St Paul's)FB 2 Liz Neary (St Paul's) (Capt)RWB 3 Ann Downey (St Paul's) CB 4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul's)LWB 5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Tullogher https://web.archive.org/web/20120322211957/http://tullogher-rosbercon.kilkenny.gaa.ie/ 22 March 2012 )MF 6 Geraldine Sutton (0-1)MF 7 Peggy Muldowney (Gowran) 55MF 8 Margaret Farrell (UCD) (0-1)RWF 9 Helena McCormack (St Paul's) (0-1)CF 10 Angela Downey (St Paul's) (1-6)LWF 11 Ann Whelan (Castlecomer) FF 12 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock)Substitutes:MF Anne Marie Brennan for Peggy Muldowney 55 CORK: GK 1 Marian McCarthy (South Pres)FB 2 Ellen Dineen (Éire Óg) RWB 3 Patricia Riordan (Ballinlough)CB 4 Martha Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)LWB 5 Miriam Higgins (Éire Óg) 55MF 6 Liz Lynch (Douglas) 35MF 7 Nancy O'Driscoll (Éire Óg)MF 8 Angela Higgins (Watergrasshill)RWF 9 Clare Cronin (Old Als) (Capt) 35CF 10 Mary O'Leary (Watergrasshill) (0-7) (3 frees, 3 35's)LWF 11 Geraldine McCarthy (Nemo Rangers) FF 12 Mary Geaney (Éire Óg)Substitutes:MF Jenny O'Sullivan for Liz Lynch 35MF Claire Kelleher for Clare Cronin 35MF Val Fitzpatrick for Higgins 55 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 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Historical reports of All Ireland finals Camogie on GAA Oral History Project All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1980 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1982 1932 – present Category:1981 in camogie 1981