Season
Cork won the Munster championship and succumbed to five Antrim goals fromFinal
The final took place in a downpour and resulted in a draw thanks to a late point by Sue Ward-Cashman. The replay was staged as a curtain-raiser to the Oireachtas Hurling Final between Kilkenny and Clare at Croke Park on 15 October, which attracted an attendance of 15,879. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:Giving a truly spectacular exhibition of the game that drew round after round of applause from the appreciativeThe winning team adjourned to the Old Sheiling in Raheny to celebrate their success. Their mascot was 10-month-old Paula McFetridge.Oireachtas The Oireachtas (, ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of: *The President of Ireland *The bicameralism, two houses of the Oireachtas ...crowd, Antrim deservedly won. Only for a brief three-minute period in the second half did they lose command of proceedings. In those three minutes the game took a really dramatic turn. Leading by seven points 2-8 to 0-7 and even against wind and elements, seemed cruising to victory with just ten minutes to go, the Antrim side were rocked back on their heels when goals byKit Kehoe Kit may refer to: Places *Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit * Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province * Kit Hill, Cornwall, England People * Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kit (surname) Animals * Young animals: ...andÚna O'Connor Úna is an Irish language feminine given name. It may be derived from the Irish word ''uan'' (lamb). Also, the name Una might mean "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity" cited. Alternative spellings are Una, Oona and Oonagh. The Scottish ...followed by a neat point from Una, brought the sides level in an amazing two-minute spell. But the Antrim mentors quickly reacted to the challenge. They moved Eileen Collins to right wing and Mairéad Carabine to left forward and the change brought quick dividends. Three minutes later a great line ball bySue Cashman Sue Cashman is a former camogie player, winner of Caltex Player of the Year award in 1967, only the second of five camogie players in history to be awarded what would later become known as the Texaco Award. and an All Ireland medal in 1967 when ...was finished to the net by Mairéad Carabine for the decisive goal of the match. She scored again but this time the goal was disallowed for a square infringement and it was left to Marion McFetridge to clinch Antrim’s victory with a well taken point two minutes from time.Report of replay in Irish Press, October 16, 1967
Final stages
---- ---- ----Drawn Final 17 September Antrim 4-2 Dublin 4-2
Replay Oct 17 Antrim 3-9 Dublin 4-2
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