Gael Linn Cup 1992 Explained

Gael Linn Cup 1992
Winners:Munster (8th title)
Runnersup:Leinster
Matches:3

The 1992 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Munster, who defeated Leinster in the final, played at O'Toole Park.[1] [2]

Arrangements

Munster defeated Ulster 2–12 to 2–7 at Holycross. Leinster defeated Connacht 6–14 to 1–3 at Turloughmore. Munster, with 19-year-old Deirdre Hughes the only non-Cork player on the team, then defeated Leinster in the final by 1–18 to 2–9.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In the Gael Linn trophy semi-final Deirdre Hughes as Munster defeated Ulster 5–6 to 2–7. Connacht defeated Leinster, 2–5 to 1–6. Munster then defeated Connacht 6–11 to 3–3 in the final.

Final stages

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Munster
GK 1 Kathleen Costine (Cork)
FB 2 Liz Dunphy (Cork)
RWB 3 Liz Towler (Cork)
CB 4 Therese O'Callaghan (Cork)
LWB 5 Denise Cronin (Cork)
MF 6 Linda Mellerick (Cork)
MF 7 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Cork) (captain)
MF 8 Irene O'Leary (Cork)
RWF 9Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
CF 10Colette O'Mahony (Cork)
LWF 11Catherine O'Loughlin (Clare)
FF 12Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)

Junior Final

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Munster
GK 1 Ailish Delaney (Tipperary)
FB 2 Marguerite Guiry (Limerick)
RWB 3 Ann Marie Fitzgerald (Tipperary)
CB 4 Cora Kennedy (Tipperary)
LWB 5 Claire Madden (Tipperary)
MF 6 Mairéad Treacy (Limerick)
MF 7 Bernie Chawke (Limerick)
MF 8 Triona Bonnar (Tipperary) (captain)
RWF 9Sinéad Nealon (Tipperary)
CF 10Pauline McCarthy (Limerick)
LWF 11Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
FF 12Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Moran, Mary . Mary Moran (camogie)

    . Mary Moran (camogie) . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460. 978-1-908591-00-5

  2. http://www.camogie.ie Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 9 November 1992
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 9 November 1992
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 9 November 1992
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 9 November 1992
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 9 November 1992