The 1939 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1939 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Galway by a 15-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5Report of final in Irish Press, November 13, 1939Report of final in Irish Independent, November 13, 1939Report of final in Irish Times, November 13, 1939Report of final in Irish Examiner, November 13, 1939Report of final in Irish News, November 13, 1939
Semi-final The exclusion of All Ireland champions Dublin in a dispute over the ban on hockey players (in practice the All Ireland championship was organised by the National Camógaíocht Association while Dublin remained in the old Association with support from Kildare and clubs in Meath and Wicklow) was to lead to an eight-year-long split in the Camogie Association. It opened the way for Louth to win the Leinster championship once more, defeating Meath by 8–2 to 4–1 in the Leinster final in Darver. A goal entering the third quarter from Kitty Buckley and two from Renee Fitzgerald were the turning points in Cork's 6–3 to 2–3 victory over Louth in the semi-final. Louth refused Cork's offer of a walkover in the All Ireland semi-final, also fixed for Darver. They paid Cork's travelling expenses, organised a welcome reception and then made their exit from the championship by an 11-point margin. Patsy McCullagh scored all of Galway's 2–1 in the semi-final in Belfast but missed the final.
Final Renee Fitzgerald scored four goals in the final as Cork won by 15 points. Cork were not presented with the O'Duffy Cup as Dublin had not returned it. They played in grey, green and white, the colours of county champions, Old Aloysians, who supplied ten of the starting twelve.Report of final in Irish Press, November 13, 1939
Final stages
Cork: GK 1 Peggy Hogg FB 2 Joan Cotter RWB 3 Bríd Cronin CB 4 Kathleen CoughlanLWB 5 Mary FitzgeraldMF 6 Nan O'Dowd MF 7 Lil Kirby (0–1) MF 8 Maura Cronin RWF 9 Kitty Buckley (1–0)CF 10 Josie McGrath LWF 11 Eileen Casey (1–0)FF 12 Renee Fitzgerald (Capt) (4–0) Galway: GK 1 Josie Melvin FB 2 Kathleen Keyes RWB 3 Monica Duggan CB 4 Catherine Griffin LWB 5 Nora O'Connell MF 6 Nora Kavanagh MF 7 Kathleen Cosgrave MF 8 Frances Coen RWF 9 Hilda Murphy (1–0) CF 10 Eileen O'Beirne LWF 11 Peg Morris (Capt) (0–1) FF 12 Celia Mulholland
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