1952 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1952 Dublin (12th title) Sophie Brack Antrim Madge Rainey The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1952 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Antrim by a two-point margin in the final. Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5 The match was played at Croke ParkReport of final in Irish News, August 4, 1952. Irish national newspapers were on strike during the period of the 1952 championship Cork's return Galway defeated Mayo by 3–2 to 3–0 in the Connacht final, and lost the semi-final against Dublin 9–5 to 0–1. Cork returned after their eight-year absence from the championship and duly won the Munster title. Antrim defeated Cork 3–2 to 1–6 in a semi-final that drew 3,000 followers to Casement Park. Antrim then defeated London by 5-1 to 1-0 to reach the final. Final Sophie Brack scored three goals as Dublin defeated Antrim in the final, including Dublin’s winning goal in the last minute for a two-point victory. Kathleen Cody had retired and was replaced by UCD student, Annette Corrigan. The Celtic Club supplied the entire Dublin defence. Final stages July 20Semi-Final Antrim 3-2 – 1-6 Cork Casement Park July 27 Semi-Final Dublin 9-5 – 0-1 Galway Galway Sportsgrounds August 10Final Dublin 5-1 – 4-2 Antrim Croke Park FFFFFF 87CEEB FFFFFF 87CEEB 000000 DublinFFFFFF FFD700 FFFFFF FFD700 000000 Antrim DUBLIN: GK 1 Eileen Duffy (Celtic)FB 2 Doretta Blackton (Celtic)RWB 3 Carmel Walsh (CIÉ)CB 4 Deborah Dunne (Austin Stacks)LWB 5 Pauline Duffy (Celtic)MF 6 Nancy Caffrey MF 7 Annette Corrigan (UCD) (0-1)MF 8 Kathleen Mills (CIÉ)RWF 9 Eileen Bourke (UCD) (1-0)CF 10 Nan Mahon (1-0)LWF 11 Marie Price FF 12 Sophie Brack (CIÉ) (3-0) ANTRIM: GK 1 Anne McGarry FB 2 Moya Forde RWB 3 Peg Dooey CB 4 Mary McGarry LWB 5 Deirdre O’GormanMF 6 Sue McMullan MF 7 Ita O’Reilly MF 8 Maeve Gilroy (0-2)RWF 9 Sarah O’Neill CF 10 Mary McKeeverLWF 11 Madge Rainey (2-0)FF 12 Fionnuala Forde (1-0). 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 1951 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1953 1932 – present Category:1952 in camogie 1952