1970 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Explained

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1970
Date:Sept 20
Winners:Cork (7th title)
Captain:Ann Comerford
Manager:Mary Moran
Runnersup:Kilkenny
Runnerupcaptain:Helena O'Neill
Matches:3

The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1970 season. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Killkenny by an 11-point margin in the final.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The match drew an attendance of 4,000.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny won the Leinster Championship for the first time when they defeated Dublin 5–3 to 4–3 and received an unexpected bye to the All-Ireland final when Galway withdrew, receiving a three-month suspension from Central Council for failing to fulfil the fixture. Cork owe their victory over Antrim to a tremendous opening quarter when they raced into an eleven-point lead with two goals from Pat Moloney and a third from Rosie Hennessy.

Final

Liz Garvan, the 17-year-old tennis champion from Old Als, stole the show in the All-Ireland final with 3-6 of Cork’s total. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press

This was a match from which Cork emerged the most clear-cut of winners. They had an early shock when Anne Carroll cracked home Maura Cassin’s pass in the fourth minute but the advantage was short lived. Cork were in full command. True, Kilkenny had plenty of chances through the last ten minutes but their forwards were over-anxious and fumbled them away.[7]

Final stages

(KILKENNY):
GK 1 Jo Golden (St Paul’s)
FB 2 Nuala Duncan (St Paul’s)
RWB 3 Anne Phelan (St Paul’s)
CB 4 Mary Kennedy (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
LWB 5 Joan Kelly (St Paul’s)
MF 6 Liz Neary (St Paul’s)
MF 7 Carmel O'Shea (St Paul’s)
MF 8 Peggy Carey (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) (1-1)
RWF 9Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s)
CF 10Ann Carroll (St Paul’s)l (2-1)
LWF 11Breda Cassin (St Paul’s)
FF 12Maura Cassin (St Paul’s)
Substitutes:
CB Mary Conway (St Paul’s) for Nuala Duncan

MATCH RULES

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 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
  2. Report of final in Irish Press, September 20, 1970
  3. Report of final in Irish Independent, September 20, 1970
  4. Report of final in Irish Times, September 20, 1970
  5. Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 20, 1970
  6. Report of final in Irish News, September 20, 1970
  7. Report of final in Irish Press, September 20, 1970