Gael Linn Cup 1985

Gael Linn Cup 1985
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
Gael Linn Cup winners
Winners Leinster (18th title)
Captain
Manager
Gael Linn Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Connacht
Captain
Manager
Matches played 3

The 1985 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Leinster, who defeated Connacht in the final, played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[1][2]

Arrangements

Leinster defeated Ulster 5–10 to 0–1 in the semi-final and Munster by 4–9 to 1–6 in the final at Cork.[3][4][5][6][7]

Gael Linn Trophy

In the trophy Munster defeated Connacht 1–10 to 1–7 victory over Connacht in the semi-final and defeated Ulster in the final 1–7 to 2–3 after a second-half comeback.

Final stages

20 October
Final
Leinster 4–9 – 0–5 Connacht

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Leinster:
GK 1 Marie Fitzpatrick (Killkenny)
FB 2 Marion Conroy (Dublin)
RWB 3 Tina Fitzhenry (Wexford) (captain)
CB 4 Bridie McGarry (Killkenny)
LWB 5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Killkenny)
MF 6 Una Crowley (Dublin)
MF 7 Edel Murphy (Dublin)
MF 8 Ann Reddy (Wexford)
RWF 9 Margaret Farrell (Killkenny)
CF 10 Catherine Murphy (Wexford)
LWF 11 Angela Downey (Killkenny)
FF 12 Joan Gormley (Dublin)
Connacht
GK 1 Marion McCarthy (Cork)
FB 2 Eileen Dineen (Cork)
RWB 3 Miriam Higgins (Cork)
CB 4 Cathy Landers (Cork) (captain)
LWB 5 Vera Mackey (Limerick)
MF 6 Pauline McCarthy (Limerick)
MF 7 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Cork)
MF 8 Clare Cronin (Cork)
RWF 9 Bríd Stokes (Limerick)
CF 10 Val Fitzpatrick (Cork)
LWF 11 Linda Mellerick (Cork)
FF 12 Mary Geaney (Cork)

Junior Final


Final
Munster 1–7 – 0–3 Ulster

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Munster:
GK 1 Fiona McCarthy (Cork)
FB 2 Marguerite Guiry (Limerick) (captain)
RWB 3 Liz O'Grady (Limerick)
CB 4 Noleen Quinn (Clare)
LWB 5 Margaret Barry (Limerick)
MF 6 Mags Finn (Cork)
MF 7 Tina O'Connell (Clare)
MF 8 Maisie Clifford (Limerick)
RWF 9 Jean Paula Kent (Cork)
CF 10 Colette O'Mahony (Cork)
LWF 11 Maura McNicholas (Clare)
FF 12 Margo Cassidy (Limerick)
Ulster:
GK 1 Teresa McVeigh (Monaghan)
FB 2 Margaret Moriarty (Armagh)
RWB 3 Sheila Rafferty (Armagh)
CB 4 Sarah Ann Quinn (Derry)
LWB 5 Noeleen McKendry (Derry)
MF 6 Fionnuala O'Connor (Armagh)
MF 7 Anne Jordan (Tyrone)
MF 8 Catherine Daly (Tyrone)
RWF 9 Sally McCone (Armagh)
CF 10 Denise McStay (Armagh)
LWF 11 Patsy Quinn (Derry)
FF 12 Mary Donnelly (Armagh)

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 21 October 1985
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 21 October 1985
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 21 October 1985
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 21 October 1985
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 21 October 1985

External links

Preceded by
Gael Linn Cup 1984
Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by
Gael Linn Cup 1986
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