1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1974
Championship Details
Dates
Counties
Sponsor
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (1st title)
Captain Hannah Dineen
Manager
All-Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain Marion Sweeney
Manager
Matches played 2

The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1974 season. The championship was won by Kilkenny who defeated Cork by a four-point margin in the final for a historic first success.[1][2][3][4][5] The match was replayed, the third time this had happened in a final in the history of camogie.[6]

Open Draw

This was the first championship to be held under the open draw. Maol Muire Tynan later to become a prominent journalist, played in goal as Kilkenny defeated Tipperary| 1-7 to 1-1 in the new open draw quarter-final at Gowran. Tipperary failed to score in the second half as Carmel Doyle scored Kilkenny’s goal. Galway kept some of their more prominent players for the junior team but put up a surprisingly good show against Cork.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny needed a last-minute point from a free by Helena O'Neill in the semi-final at Wexford Park. Cork had a somewhat fortuitous first round victory over Galway but looked a team of champions when defateing Antrim in the semi-final.

Final

Kilkenny were lucky to draw the final against Cork at Croke Park on September 15 with the last puck of the match from Helena O'Neill from an acute angle.[7][8][9][10][11] Cork had first half goals from Marion McCarthy, Nancy O'Driscoll and Marion Sweeney goaled for Cork in the first-half while Carmel Doyle and Angela Downey replied for Kilkenny.Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

This was one of the great finals in which the skills displayed by the Cork and Kilkenny hurlers were often evident. The high standard of play, the speed of the layers, and the accuracy of the free-takers all combined to make this a memorable game. Both sides missed chances but the Kilkenny attack muffed one opportunity towards the end that would probably have given them the title.[12]

Replay

Kilkenny led from start to finish in the replay and the goalkeeping of Deirdre Sutton prevented Kilkenny winning by a greater margin. At the end of the game the Cork players carried Ann Carroll, now in her twelfth inter-county season, off the field. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

Kilkenny gave a brilliant display in the opening half, being faster to the ball, and to the strike. Cork never gave up. They chased every ball but were not as accurate as usual in front of goal. Kilkenny clinched the issue with a goal by Ursula Grace in the 22nd minute.[13]

Final stages

July 14
Quarter-Final
Cork 3-5 – 3-2 Galway

July 14
Quarter-Final
Kilkenny 1-7 – 1-1 Tipperary

July 28
Quarter-Final
Wexford 3-7 – 2-3 Dublin

August 18
Semi-Final
Kilkenny 3-2 – 3-1 Wexford
Helena O'Neill 0-5, Carmel Doyle 1-1. Mary Fenelly 0-1. Bernie Fox 2-0, Bernie Murphy 1-0
Wexford Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jane Murphy (Galway)

August 25
Semi-Final
Cork 8-2 – 3-1 Antrim

September 15
Final
Kilkenny 3-8 – 4-5 Cork
Angela Downey 1-1, Helena O'Neill 1-1, Ursula Grace 1-0, Carmel Doyle 0-1. Bernie Costine 1-0, Marion Sweeney 0-2, Marion McCarthy 0-2, Nancy O'Drscoll 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jane Murphy (Galway)

October 6
Replay
Kilkenny 3-3 – 1-5 Cork

Drawn Final September 15 Kilkenny 3-8 Cork 4-5

Kilkenny
Cork
KILKENNY:
GK 1 Teresa O'Neill (St Paul’s) (Capt)
FB 2 Mary Kennedy (Gowran)
RWB 3 Liz Neary (St Paul’s)
CB 4 Ann Carroll (St Paul’s)
LWB 5 Bridie Martin (Lisdowney)
MF 6 Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s) (0-6)
MF 7 Peggy Carey (Gowran)
MF 8 Mary Fennelly (Carrickshock)
RWF 9 Ursula Grace (St Paul’s)
CF 10 Mary Conway (St Paul’s) (0-1)
LWF 11 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) (1-1)
FF 12 Carmel Doyle (St Paul’s) (2-0)
CORK:
GK 1 Deirdre Sutton (Glen Rovers)
FB 2 Marie Costine (Cloyne)
RWB 3 Hannah Cotter (South Pres)
CB 4 Sheila Dunne (Canovee)
LWB 5 Mary Whelton (South Pres)
MF 6 Marion McCarthy (South Pres) (1-2)
MF 7 Pat Moloney (Killeagh) (0-1)
MF 8 Betty Sugrue (South Pres)
RWF 9 Marion Sweeney (Killeagh) (Capt) (2-1)
CF 10 Anne Ryan (Old Als)
LWF 11 Nuala Guilly (Cloyne)  30'
FF 12 Nancy O'Driscoll (Éire Óg) (1-0)
Substitutes:
MF Bernie Costine (Cloyne) for Guily 0-1  30'

MATCH RULES

Replay October 6 Kilkenny 3-3 Cork 1-5

Kilkenny
Cork
KILKENNY:
GK 1 Teresa O'Neill (St Paul’s) (Capt)
FB 2 Ann Carroll (St Paul’s)
RWB 3 Liz Neary (St Paul’s)
CB 4 Bridie Martin (Lisdowney)
LWB 5 Mary Kavanagh (St Paul’s)  51'
MF 6 Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s) (1-1)
MF 7 Peggy Carey (Gowran)
MF 8 Mary Fennelly (Carrickshock)
RWF 9 Ursula Grace (St Paul’s) (1-0)  48'
CF 10 Mary Conway (St Paul’s)
LWF 11 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) (1-1)
FF 12 Carmel Doyle (St Paul’s)
Substitutes:
MF Paula O'Connor for Grace  48'
FF Mary Kennedy (Lisdowney) for Kavanagh  51'
CORK:
GK 1 Deirdre Sutton (Glen Rovers)
FB 2 Marie Costine (Cloyne)
RWB 3 Nuala Jennings (UCC)
CB 4 Sheila Dunne (Canovee)
LWB 5 Hannah Cotter (South Pres)
MF 6 Marion McCarthy (South Pres) (0-2)
MF 7 Betty Sugrue (South Pres)  43'
MF 8 Pat Moloney (Killeagh)
RWF 9 Marion Sweeney (Killeagh) (Capt) (0-2)
CF 10 Anne Ryan (Old Als)  Half time'
LWF 11 Bernie Costine (Cloyne) (1-0)
FF 12 Nancy O'Driscoll (Éire Óg) (0-1)
Substitutes:
MF Nuala Guilly (Cloyne) for Ryan  Half time'
FF Mary Canavan (Sarsfields) for Sugrue  54'

MATCH RULES

See also

References

  1. ↑ Report of replay in Irish Press, October 7, 1974
  2. ↑ Report of replay in Irish Independent, October 7, 1974
  3. ↑ Report of replay in Irish Times, October 7, 1974
  4. ↑ Report of replay in Irish Examiner, October 7, 1974
  5. ↑ Report of replay in Irish News, October 7, 1974
  6. ↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  7. ↑ Report of final in Irish Press, September 16, 1974
  8. ↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, September 16, 1974
  9. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, September 16, 1974
  10. ↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 16, 1974
  11. ↑ Report of final in Irish News, September 16, 1974
  12. ↑ Irish Press Sept 16 1974
  13. ↑ Irish Press Oct 6 1974

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Preceded by
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1973		 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1932 – present 		Succeeded by
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1975
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