1979 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 1979
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Dublin (1st title)
Captain Anne O'Brien
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1979 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Dublin, who defeated Limerick in the final, played at Russell Park.[1][2]

Arrangements

For the first time the league was divided into four, rather than two zones. Dublin defeated Derry, Wicklow and Antrim easily but were held to a draw by Cork in the semi-final, scoring 2-2 in the first ten minutes and leading 3-4 to 0-5 at half-time. They won the replay at Blanchardstown by 5-5 to 3-4 despite another brave second half rally by Cork. Limerick defeated the holders Kilkenny and Clare and then Down in the semi-final.

The Final

The final was the lowest scoring in the history of the League. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

Their busy programme over the past few month was an advantage for Dublin. They were sharper and faster to the ball and would have own by a bigger margin were it not for the superb defensive work of the Limerick side.

[3][4][5][6][7]

Final stages

October 21
Semi-Final
Limerick 4-2 – 0-4 Down

October 21
Semi-Final
Limerick 4-9 – 4-9 after extra time Down

November 4
Semi-Final Replay
Limerick 5-5 – 3-4 Down

November 18
Final
Dublin 0-6 – 0-0 Limerick
Dublin:
GK 1 Ann Carey
FB 2 Anne O'Brien
RWB 3 Sheila Wallace
CB 4 Marian Conroy
LWB 5 Catherine Doherty
MF 6 Anna McManus
MF 7 Mary Murphy
MF 8 Barbara Redmond
RWF 9 Marion Conroy
CF 10 Edel Murphy
LWF 11 Mary Mernagh
FF 12 Barbara O'Brien
Limerick:
GK 1 Helen Butler
FB 2 Vera Mackey
RWB 3 Bernadette O'Brien
CB 4 Geraldine O'Brien
LWB 5 Marjorie Neville
MF 6 Anne O'Sullivan
MF 7 Helen Mulcair
MF 8 Pauline McCarthy
RWF 9 Anne Sheehy
CF 10 Carrie Clancy
LWF 11 Betty Conway
FF 12 Breda Stokes

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. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, November 19, 1979
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 19, 1979
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 19, 1979
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, November 19, 1979
  7. Report of final in Irish News, November 19, 1979

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Preceded by
National Camogie League 1978
National Camogie League
1977 – present
Succeeded by
National Camogie League 1980
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