The 1960 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1960 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Galway by a 14-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5Report of final in Irish Press, November 14, 1960Report of final in Irish Independent, November 14, 1960Report of final in Irish Times, November 14, 1960Report of final in Irish Examiner, November 14, 1960Report of final in Irish News, November 14, 1960
Changes in the old order Dublin needed twenty minutes of extra time to beat Tipperary in the semi-final after what Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, described in the Irish Press as "one of the hardest, fastest and most exciting camogie matches ever played". Tipperary led 1–1 to nil at half time through a goal from Brid Scully, the score was 2–1 each at full time, Kathleen Mills shot a spectacular long range goal from a free in the first minute of extra time and Dublin never subsequently lost the lead, although Tipperary cut the lead back to a point. Galway shocked Antrim in the All Ireland semi-final at Casement Park with a bizarre match-winning goal. Antrim, led until three minutes from the end, when Chris Conway dropped a high lobbing ball into the Antrim goalmouth. The ball struck the in-rushing Emer Walsh on the top of the head and was deflected out of the reach of the Antrim goalkeeper for the winner.
Final Interest in the final had evaporated by the time it was played, delayed by the drawn All Ireland senior football final.
Final stages
DUBLIN: GK 1 Eithne Leech (Celtic)FB 2 Betty Hughes (CIÉ)RWB 3 Nuala Murney (UCD)CB 4 Doreen Brennan (UCD) (Capt)LWB 5 Anne Nulty (CIÉ)MF 6 Collette Nolan (Eoghan Rua)MF 7 Ally Hussey (Celtic)MF 8 Kathleen Mills (CIÉ)RWF 9 Joanne Kinsella (Civil Service) (3–0)CF 10 Kay Ryder (Naomh Aoife)LWF 11 Ann Donnelly (UCD) (1–0)FF 12 Úna O'Connor (Celtic) (2–2) GALWAY: GK 1 Ellen Naughton (St Mary's)FB 2 Pasty Colclough (St Enda's)RWB 3 Evelyn Niland (St Mary's) CB 4 Ronnie Heneghan (Castlegar)LWB 5 Sheila Tonry (Castlegar) MF 6 Chris Conway (Castlegar) MF 7 Kathleen Higgins (Athenry) (1–0)MF 8 Kathleen Corcoran (Castlegar) (Capt)RWF 9 Frances Fox (St Enda's) (1–0)CF 10 Kathleen Clancy (St Mary's)LWF 11 Kathleen Flaherty (Castlegar)FF 12 Emer Walsh (Castlegar) 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