The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the third year in succession by St Paul’s from Kilkenny, who defeated Bellaghy from Derry in the final, played at Bellaghy . 978-1-908591-00-5All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
Arrangements The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with South Pres and Breaffy winning the championships of the other two provinces.
The Final Helen O'Neill scored three goals in St Paul’s victory over Bellaghy who had seven Derry county players on their team together with Teresa Cassidy, the former Antrim All-Ireland goalkeeper. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: After an uncertain start they gave a magnificent display of camogie before what was, very fittingly, the biggest crowd ever mustered for one of these club championship finals.Report of final in Irish Press, 29 March 1971 competition of 1970Report of final in Irish Independent, 29 March 1971 competition of 1970Report of final in Irish Times, 29 March 1971 competition of 1970
Provincial stages
Final stages
St Paul’s (Kilkenny): GK 1 Teresa O'NeillFB 2 Nuala DuncanRWB 3 Anne PhelanCB 4 Carmel O'Shea 0-2LWB 5 Kathleen BrennanMF 6 Breda CassinMF 7 Liz NearyMF 8 Maura Cassin 2-1RWF 9 Carmel DoyleCF 10 Hele O'Neill 3-0LWF 11 Mary O'Neill 0-1FF 12 Mary Conway (captain) (1–0)Bellaghy (Derry): GK 1 Kathleen DiamondFB 2 Annie McNallyRWB 3 Breege MackleCB 4 Teresa CassidyLWB 5 Evelyn MackleMF 6 Kathleen MarronMF 7 Rosemary McPeakeMF 8 Mary McNallyRWF 9 Martina McPeakeCF 10 Eta McNallyLWF 11 Noeleen McNallyFF 12 Celine Scullion
References
External links Camogie Association