The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1971 season. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Wexford by a 13-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5Report of final in Irish Press, September 19, 1971Report of final in Irish Independent, September 19, 1971Report of final in Irish Times, September 19, 1971Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 19, 1971Report of final in Irish News, September 19, 1971 The match drew an attendance of 4,000.
Semi-finals Kilkenny won the Leinster Championship for the first time when they defeated Dublin 5–3 to 4–3 and received an unexpected bye to the All-Ireland final when Galway withdrew, receiving a three-month suspension from Central Council for failing to fulfil the fixture.
Final Cork took control of the final in the first half. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press The game was won and lost in the five minutes preceding the interval with Wexford leading 1-1 to 0-2 in the 20th minute when, Rosie Hennessy and Anne Comerford, last year’s captain, cracked home three Cork goals.Report of final in Irish Press, September 19, 1971
Final stages
CORK: GK 1 Mel Cummins FB 2 Marie Costine (Cloyne)RWB 3 Hannah Cotter (South Pres)CB 4 Anna McAuliffe (Old Als)LWB 5 Mary Whelton (South Pres)MF 6 Marian McCarthy (South Pres)MF 7 Betty Sugrue (South Pres) (Capt)MF 8 Pat Moloney (UCC)RWF 9 Anne Comerford (Watergrasshill) (Capt)CF 10 Liz Garvan (UCC) (0–3)LWF 11 Nuala Gilly (Cloyne)FF 12 Rose Hennessy UCC) (2-2) (WEXFORD): GK 1 Teresa Sheil FB 2 Joan Murphy RWB 3 Peggie Doyle CB 4 Bernie O’DwyerLWB 5 Bridie Jacob MF 6 Annie Kehoe MF 7 Margaret O’LearyMF 8 Elsie Walsh RWF 9 Mary Shannon CF 10 Mary Walsh (1–0)LWF 11 Mary Sheil FF 12 Josie Kehoe (0–1)Substitutes: CB Maggie Hearne (0–1) 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 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Camogie on GAA Oral History Project