The 1933 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1933 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated Galway by a 17-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5 The match was played at Killester.Report of final in Irish Press, 18 December 1933Report of final in Irish Independent, 18 December 1933Report of final in Irish Times, 18 December 1933Report of final in Irish Examiner, 18 December 1933Report of final in Irish News, 18 December 1933
Structure The championship was entered by 16 counties, up from 10 in 1932. Kildare qualified for the semi-final for the only time in their history, but found themselves 3–0 to nil down at half time and scoring a late goal through Polly Smith of Newbridge St Theresa's. The decision to name the inter-county cup the O'Duffy Cup after Sean O'Duffy was made at a Central Council meeting on 19 August 1933.
Final Dillon Bowden scored the first point in the final as Ita McNeill and Jean Hannon shared seven goals between them in the Dublin attack. The Dublin midfield trio of Mollie Gill, Máire O'Kelly and Emmy Delaney dictated the final. Galway stayed in the match until half-time but were swept away in the second period. Monica Duggan, sister of hurling star, Jimmy Duggan played for Galway in the final.Report of final in Irish Press, 18 December 1933
Championship Results
First round
Final stages
Dublin: GK 1 Bríd Kenny Dominican College PastFB 2 Mary Walsh (UCD)RWB 3 Queenie Dunne (Bray United)CB 4 Kathleen Mayne (UCD)LWB 5 Essie Forde (Civil Service)MF 6 Máire Gill (Crokes) (Capt)MF 7 Emmy Delaney (UCD)MF 8 Máire O'Kelly (UCD)RWF 9 Dillon Bowden (Bray United) (1–1)CF 10 Maura McGuinness (Civil Service) (1–0)LWF 11 Ita McNeill (UCD) (4–0)FF 12 Jean Hannon (Bray United) (3–1) Galway: GK 1 Bridie Murray (Technical Institute)FB 2 Martha O'Connor (Tuam)RWB 3 Peg Lahiffe (Kilbeacanty)CB 4 Nora Conroy (Technical Institute)LWB 5 Monica Duggan (Technical Institute)MF 6 Una O'Riordan (UCG)MF 7 Peg Morris (Headford) (Capt)MF 8 Dell Kearney (Currandrum)RWF 9 Bríd O'Beirne (UCG) (2–0)CF 10 Kathleen Maguire (UCG) (2–0)LWF 11 Kathleen Walsh (Tuam)FF 12 Maureen Lawless (UCG) Match Rules 40 minutes Replay if scores level No substitutions except in case of injury
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