1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1961 Dublin (20th title) Betty Hughes Tipperary Katleen Downes The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1961 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Tipperary by a ten-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 7, 1961Report of final in Irish Independent, October 7, 1961Report of final in Irish Times, October 7, 1961Report of final in Irish Examiner, October 7, 1961Report of final in Irish News, October 7, 1961 Championship The practice of giving Dublin a bye into the Leinster final was ended in 1961 and they had to play Wexford in a first round championship match. Judy Doyle scored three goals for Dublin on her inter-county debut as Dublin beat Laois by 8–4 to 2–1 to win the Leinster title at Parnell Park. Judy Doyle scored another three goals for Dublin against Galway in the semi-final and Una O’Connor two. Tipperary defeated Cork by 3–0 to 0–1 to win the Munster title at Clonmel with two goals by Katleen Downes and a third by Katleen Griffin. Antrim missed their full back Moya Forde from the All Ireland semi-final, a factor in Tipperary's morale-boosting win in Casement Park during which Katleen Downes scored three goals, Tess Moloney two and Terry Cummins the sixth. Final Tipperary trailed by just one point at half-time but lost by ten. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: Dublin kept the trophy because of their better team work and crafty combination and yet this was a game in which Tipperary were not far behind the victors. Tipperary were by far the longer strikers and in the first half their forward looked more dangerous but failed to combine. Just before the interval Katleen Downes left Tipperary supporters happy with a goal which left a point between the sides. Thought now against the wind, Dublin stretched the lead by 1–1 at the start of the second half. Although Tipp fought back, Dublin's teamwork now proved decisive. After Kathleen Mills had put Dublin on the way to victory with a goal, Judy Doyle negated a Tipp goal with a similar score for Dublin. Brídie Scully was Tipperary's star, playing first on the left wing, then switching to left back midway through the first half and ending up in her customary position of centre back in the second half.Irish Press Oct 9 1961 Kathleen Mills retires It was Kathleen Mills last match for Dublin. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: Kathleen Mills, the most famed camogie player of all time, bade farewell to the game in a blaze of glory at Croke Park where she played a big part in Dublin's victory. Kathleen won her 15th All-Ireland medal, an achievement unequalled in any team tame. No wonder the crowd cheered the blonde winger from CIE club when, carrying the O’Duffy Cup, she was chaired by her teammates.This a direct quote. But what does she mean? Did they throw a chair at her? Or take turns to throw chairs at her? Some sort of tradition to commemorate her last game? Or was she carried about on a chair? Needs to be explained for the reader. April 2024Irish Press Oct 9 1961 Final stages July 16 Semi-Final Dublin 5-2 – 0-5 Galway Pearse Stadium July 30 Semi-Final Tipperary 6-3 – 3-3 Antrim Casement Park October 8Final Dublin 7-2 – 4-1 Tipperary Croke Park FFFFFF 87CEEB FFFFFF 87CEEB 000000 Dublin FFFF33 0000ff FFFF33 0000ff 000000 Tipperary DUBLIN: GK 1 Eithne Leech (Celtic) FB 2 Betty Hughes (Celtic) (Capt)RWB 3 Nuala Murney (UCD)CB 4 Ally Hussey (Celtic)LWB 5 Nancy Timmins (CIÉ)MF 6 Collette Nolan (Eoghan Rua)MF 7 Kay Ryder (Naomh Aoife)MF 8 Kathleen Mills (CIÉ) (1-0)RWF 9 Mary Ryan (Austin Stacks) (1-0)CF 10 Joan Kinsella (Civil Service) (1-1)LWF 11 Judy Doyle (Celtic) (3-0)FF 12 Úna O'Connor (Celtic) (1-1) TIPPERARY: GK 1 Maura Treacy (Elmville)FB 2 Kitty Flaherty (Cahir)RWB 3 Peg Moloney (Roscrea)CB 4 Bridie Scully (Roscrea) LWB 5 Katleen England (Roscrea)MF 6 Terry Griffin (Roscrea) MF 7 Terry Cummins (Roscrea)MF 8 Phyllis Ryan (Elmville)RWF 9 Tess Moloney (Roscrea) (2-0)CF 10 Katleen Griffin (Roscrea)LWF 11 Katleen Downe (Roscrea) (2-1)FF 12 Brid McGrath (Cahir) 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 1960 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1962 1932 – present All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship