The 1940
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is a competition for inter-county teams in the women's field sport of game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer m ...
was the high point of the 1940 season in
Camogie. The championship was won by
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
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, who defeated
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
by a five-point margin in the final.
Structure
Dublin were still in isolation, the only remaining members left of the old Camogie association while the other country boards affiliated to the National Camogie Association after a dispute over lifting the ban on hockey players. Cork defeated Waterford by 5–3 to 1–4 in the only match played in Munster, a match refereed by dual All-Ireland medallist and future Taoiseach,
Jack Lynch. Antrim, champions for five years in Ulster, were surprisingly beaten by Derry, who then lost the Ulster final to Cavan.
Celia Mulholland,
Eileen O'Beirne,
Peg Morris and
Frances Coen scored Galway's goals in their semi-final defeat of Cavan. Louth had most of the play and did most of the attacking in the second half when they lost to
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
in the semi-final at Darver.
Renee Fitzgerald
Renee Fitzgerald is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1939, scoring four of Cork's six goals in the final.
Career
She won a further All Ireland senior medal in 1940, scoring two goals i ...
,
Eileen Casey,
Kathleen Barry Murphy and Casey again were Cork's goalscorers.
Final
Cork led Galway by 4–1 to 0–1 by half-time in the final and won despite being kept Cork scoreless for the remainder of the game and Galway's recovery goals from
Peg Morris and
Celia Mulholland.
[Report of final in ''Irish Press'', October 14, 1940]
Final stages
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; Match Rules
*50 minutes
*Replay if scores level
*Maximum of 3 substitutions
See also
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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Wikipedia List of Camogie players
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National Camogie League
The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Ireland Camogie Leagues, is a competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability.
It w ...
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Camogie All Stars Awards
The Camogie All Star Awards are awarded each November to 15 players who have made outstanding contributions to the Irish stick and ball team sport of camogie in the 15 traditional positions on the field: goalkeeper, three full backs, three half-bac ...
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Ashbourne Cup
The 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 ...
References
External links
Camogie AssociationHistorical reports of All Ireland finalsCamogie on facebook
{{All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1940 in camogie
1940
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Events
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