All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1978
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| All Ireland Champions | ||
| Winners | Cork (11th title) | |
| Captain | Nancy O’Driscoll Nancy O’Driscoll Ann ‘Nancy’ O’Driscoll is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1978 and captain of the All Ireland junior winning team of 1973. She made her senior debut in 1974, played in that year’s replayed All Ireland final and won a second All Ireland senior... |
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| Manager | ||
| All-Ireland Runners-up | ||
| Runners-up | Dublin | |
| Captain | Sheila Murray | |
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| Matches played | ||
The 1978 All Ireland Camogie Championship was won by Cork, their eight title in succession in a winning streak that would eventually extend to ten in a row, beating Dublin by 17 points in the final. It was the last final to be played using the second crossbar.
Play-
Cork scored three goals (from Sheila Murray, Nancy O’Driscol and Pat MoloneyPat Moloney
Pat Moloney-Lenihan is a former camogie player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1982.-Club and Collegiate Career:She was educated at Presentation Convent, Youghal...
) and two points without reply in the opening twenty minutes, ending the game as a contest. Cork added two goals late in the second half when Dublin showed signs of recovering.
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| GK | 1 | Marion McCarthy Marion McCarthy Marion McCarthy is a former camogie player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1980. and All Ireland medals in 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1983. She won National League medals in 1984, 1986 and 1991. She is the only player in camogie history to win All Ireland medals as an outfield player and,... (South Pres) |
| FB | 2 | Marie Costine Marie Costine Marie Costine, born in Killeagh County Cork, is a former camogie player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1978.-Career:... (Cloyne Cloyne GAA Cloyne GAA club is located in the small town of Cloyne in east County Cork, Ireland. Founded in 1887 they have yet to win a Cork Senior Hurling Championship title and have the dubious distinction of losing in the last 3 finals... ) |
| RWB | 3 | Marie Ryan (Club unknown) |
| CB | 4 | Cathy Landers Cathy Landers Catherine ‘Cathy’ Landers is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1983. She won four All Ireland senior medals, three previously in 1978, 1980 and 1982... (Killeagh) |
| LWB | 5 | Patricia Riordan (Ballinlough) |
| MF | 6 | Claire Cronin Claire Cronin Claire Cronin is a former camogie player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award and the Gradam Tailte award for skill tests in 1983 having previously won the Levi Youth Sports Star award for Young Player of the Year in 1976... (Balinlough) |
| MF | 7 | Angela Higgins Watergrasshill Watergrasshill GAA Watergrasshill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Watergrasshill, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to Cork GAA and is part of the Imokilly division... |
| MF | 8 | Nancy O’Driscoll Nancy O’Driscoll Ann ‘Nancy’ O’Driscoll is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1978 and captain of the All Ireland junior winning team of 1973. She made her senior debut in 1974, played in that year’s replayed All Ireland final and won a second All Ireland senior... Eire Og) (captain) 0-1 |
| RWF | 9 | Mary O”Leary (Watergrasshill Watergrasshill GAA Watergrasshill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Watergrasshill, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to Cork GAA and is part of the Imokilly division... ) 1-3 |
| CF | 10 | Marion Sweeney (Killeagh) |
| LWF | 11 | Pat Moloney Pat Moloney Pat Moloney-Lenihan is a former camogie player selected on the camogie team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland medals in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1982.-Club and Collegiate Career:She was educated at Presentation Convent, Youghal... (Killeagh) 2-0 |
| FF | 12 | Mary Geaney Mary Geaney Mary Geaney Mary Geaney is a former Irish sportswoman. In camogie she captained Cork to victory in the All Ireland championship of 1982 and won three All Ireland medals... Eire Og) 3-0 |
Celtic Camogie Club
Celtic is a camogie club that won the All Ireland club championship in its first year 1964. Dublin did not send a representative in 1965, so they did not defend their title.-Grounds:The Celtic pitch was in Coolock...
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Celtic Camogie Club
Celtic is a camogie club that won the All Ireland club championship in its first year 1964. Dublin did not send a representative in 1965, so they did not defend their title.-Grounds:The Celtic pitch was in Coolock...
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Celtic Camogie Club
Celtic is a camogie club that won the All Ireland club championship in its first year 1964. Dublin did not send a representative in 1965, so they did not defend their title.-Grounds:The Celtic pitch was in Coolock...
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Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy may refer to:*Mary Murphy , American actress*Mary Murphy , American choreographer*Mary Murphy , American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives...
(Club unknown) for Bernie Conroy
- 50 minutes
- Replay if scores level
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See also
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
Wikipedia List of Camogie players
- National Camogie LeagueNational Camogie LeagueThe National Camogie League is the second most important competition in the Irish team sport of Camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in four divisions graded by ability....
- Camogie All Stars Awards
- Ashbourne CupAshbourne CupThe Ashbourne Cup is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion university or third level college. The Ashbourne Cup is the highest division in inter-collegiate camogie. The competition features many of the current stars of the game...
External links
- Official Camogie website
- History of Camogie senior championship slideshow. presented by Cumann Camógaíochta Communications Committee at GAA Museum January 25, 2010 part one, part two, part three and part four
- Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
- Camogie on official GAA website
- Timeline: History of Camogie
- Camogie on GAA Oral History Project
- Camogie Websites for Antrim and Dublin