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.

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Final stages

Limerick v Down

October 21 Semi-Final

Limerick	4-2 – 0-4	Down

Adare

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Limerick v Down

October 21 Semi-Final

Limerick	4-9 – 4-9 after extra time	Down

Pairc Ui Chaoimh

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Limerick v Down

November 4 Semi-Final Replay

Limerick	5-5 – 3-4	Down

Russell Park

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Dublin v Limerick

November 18 Final

Dublin	0-6 – 0-0	Limerick

Russell Park

Dublin

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

External links

• Camogie Association