The 2001
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the
Foras na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 2001 season. The championship was won by
Tipperary who scored defeated their great rivals of the age
Cork
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in a replayed semi-final and
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
by a 16-point margin in the final. The attendance was a then record of 16,354.
Semi-finals
Tipperary needed an injury time equaliser to draw with Cork in the semi-finals at Mullingar. Injury time goals by
Eimear McDonnell and
Noelle Kennedy gave Cork a somewhat flattering seven-point victory in the replay.
Martina Maher scored both goals for Kilkenny against Galway for Kilkenny who qualified for their second final in three years with a relatively inexperienced team,
Edel Maher and
Aoife Neary
Aoife Neary (born 1985) is a camogie player and works as a vascular physiologist in the south east. She lives in County Kilkenny. Winner of All Star awards in 2008 and 2009. Neary played in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2009 and ...
were just 16 and goalkeeper
Caitriona Ryan only made her championship debut that summer, when star of the team Sinead Millea returned from her world travels. Kilkenny were jointly managed by Brendan Williams and Ted Browne (
Angela Downey
Angela Downey-Browne (born 1957, Kilkenny) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played camogie at various times with her local clubs, St Paul’s Camogie Club, St Paul's camogie club based in Kilkenny city and Lisdowney GAA, Lisdowney, and was ...
's husband),
Final
Tipperary took control of the final in a three-minute spell from the ninth to the 12th minute of the first half when first
Claire Grogan
Claire Grogan is a camogie (women's hurling) player, winner of three All-Star awards in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003. She was short-listed for further All-Star awards in 2004, 2006 ...
and then
Deirdre Hughes smashed home excellent goals before Hughes scored again with a sparkling point. Kilkenny never recovered from this seven point barrage.
Supermom
Dubbed “supermom” in the media, Kilkenny substitute Jillian Dillon-Maher gave birth to her third child Darragh just seven weeks old before she helped Kilkenny dispatch Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. She then played in the All Ireland final just two and a half months after giving birth.
Irish Independent Sept 15 2001: Supermum aims to turn underdogs into top Cats
Final stages
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References
External links
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