1997 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 1997

Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners	Cork (7th title)
Captain	Linda Mellerick
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1997 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Kilkenny in the final, played at Páirc Uí Rinn.^[1][2]

Arrangements

Kilkenny overpowered Kilkenny 4-17 to 3-10 in the semi-final but had t play the final without Sinéad Millea who had gone to the USA. Cork defeated Galway 0-17 to 1-10 in the semi-final.

The Final

Cork took command of the final almost immediately and ran out 15-point winners.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Antrim who defeated Down in an all-Ulster final.

Final stages

Cork v Kilkenny

June 8 Final

Cork	4-12 – 0-9	Kilkenny

Páirc Uí Rinn

Cork

Kilkenny

Cork: GK 1 Cora Keohane (Barryroe) FB 2 Eithne Duggan (Bishopstown) RWB 3 Denise Cronin (Glen Rovers) CB 4 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Glen Rovers) LWB 5 Mags Finn (Fr O'Neill’s) MF 6 Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) MF 7 Vivienne Harris (Bishopstown) (0-4) MF 8 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh) RWF 9 Sinéad O'Callaghan (Ballinhassig) CF 10 Fiona O'Driscoll (Fr O'Neill’s) LWF 11 Irene O'Keeffe (2-0) (Inniscarra) FF 12 Lynn Dunlea (Glen Rovers)

Kilkenny: GK 1 Miriam Holland (Lisdowney) FB 2 Ann Downey (Lisdowney) RWB 3 Margaret Hickey (St Lachtain's) CB 4 Mairéad Costelloe (St Lachtain's) LWB 5 Kelly Long (St Lachtain's) MF 6 Gillian Maher (St Lachtain's) MF 7 Marina Downey(Lisdowney) MF 8 Caitríona Carey (St Lachtain's) RWF 9 Margaret Comerford (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) CF 10 Brigid Mullally (Glenmore) LWF 11 Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Inistioge) FF 12 Catherine Dunne (Carrickshock)

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 Evening Echo, June 9, 1997
4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 9, 1997
5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 9, 1997
6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 9, 1997
7. Report of final in Irish News, June 9, 1997

External links

• Camogie Association