The 1978 All Ireland Camogie Championship was won by

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, who beat

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by 17 points in the final. It was the last final to be played using the second crossbar.

Championship

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scored the goal to bring

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into the All-Ireland semi-final for the second successive year and third time in all.

Semi-final

’s superior ground play and first half goals from Anne Byrne and

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proved decisive in a semi-final victory over

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played in torrential rain.

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scored three goals (from

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and

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) 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. Sean Kilfeather wrote in the

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Dublin were left with a completely hopeless task after only 20 minutes, by which time Cork had scored three goals and two points, without reply. By half-time Cork had added another goal and Dublin were still scoreless. The second half saw Dublin put up a plucky fright and we were left wondering why they were so ineffective earlier. Had Dublin adopted different tactics from the start, they would scarcely have been outscored to the extent of 17 points.

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the

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In many years watching Cork camogie teams I do not think I have seen one play better than yesterday. Cork, for whom nothing could go wrong yesterday, were obviously far the superior side from the start, the game was always entertaining, even though it lacked a real competitive element. All through it was a delight t watch the speed style, and skill of such long serving Corkonians as
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and full back
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.Report of final in Irish Press, September 18, 1978

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was an Ireland women's field hockey international and officials of the

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attended the match as guests.

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was the first player to have captained Cork at two different grades. ---- ---- ---- ----

Final stages

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Final

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( Club unknown) for Evelyn Sweeney 0-1 , - , RWF , , , ,

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MATCH RULES *50 minutes *Replay if scores level *Maximum of 3 substitutions

References

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

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Championship

Semi-final

Final

Final stages

Final

See also

References

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