All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1968

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by St Paul’s (Kk, who beatAhane (Lk) in the final, played at St John’s Park.[1][2]

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1968
Winners
ChampionsSt Paul’s (Kilkenny) (1st title)
CaptainTessie Brennan
Runners-up
Runners-upAhane (Limerick))

Arrangements

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The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Deirdre and Ballinasloe winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

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St Paul’s had the final won at half time when they led by 5-1 to 0-1. Anne Carroll scored 4-1 of their total and M Cassin 3-1. Carrie Clancy, their outstanding player, scored a second half goal from a thirty.[3][4][5]

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

The winners were the more experienced side, showing fine combination, perfect positional sense, better ball control and were much better strikers. The visitors, while they had some fine individual players and a fine goalkeeper, lacked teamwork and were too slow to get rid of the ball.

Provincial stages

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St Paul’s (Kilkenny)2-4 – 1-4Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin)
St John's Park, Kilkenny

Final stages

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St Paul’s (Kilkenny)3-4 – 2-2Deirdre (Antrim)

Ahane (Limerick)3-3 – 3-2Ballinasloe (Galway)

St Paul’s (Kilkenny)7-2 – 1-2Ahane (Limerick)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
St Paul’s (Kk:
GK 1 Jo Golden
FB 2 Mary Holohan
RWB 3 Joan Kelly
CB 4 Anne Phelan
LWB 5 Bríd Fennelly
MF 6 Mary Conway
MF 7 Carmel O'Shea
MF 8 Liz Neary
RWF 9 Maura Cassin
CF 10 Breda Cassin
LWF 11 Teasie Brennan (captain)
FF 12 Ann Carroll
Ahane (Lk):
GK 1 Helen Roche
FB 2 Bridget Ryan
RWB 3 Mary Hayes
CB 4 Margaret Madden
LWB 5 Kitty Ryan
MF 6 Kathleen Richardson
MF 7 Carrie Clancy
MF 8 Betty O'Leary
RWF 9 Teresa Fennessy
CF 10 Joan Hayes
LWF 11 Mary Barry
FF 12 Peggy Duffy

References

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  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. ^ All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Irish Press, November 4, 1968
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, November 4, 1968
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, November 4, 1968
  6. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1968
  7. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1968
  8. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1968
  9. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1968
  10. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1968
  11. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1968
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Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by