The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of

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was won b
Pearses
from

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, who defeated Swatragh from

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by eleven points in the final, played at Mullingar.

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in

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since the 1880s, with

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and Ballingarry winning the championships of the other two provinces. Two goals in the first six minutes by Aileen Tohill and Paula McAtamney helped Swatragh eliminate the three-in-a-row seeking Granagh-Ballincarry. A late goal by

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secured Pearse's victory over Rathnure, for whom

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had scored a goal in the first minute.

The Final

The original match at Ballymacward on Nov 5 2000 was abandoned after 28 minutes due to worsening weather and ground conditions with Swatragh leading by 0–1 to no score, Pearses’

and Áine Hillary dominated the play in the replayed final.Report of final in Irish Times, December 4, 2000 Gráinne Maguire had Swatragh's only goal from a free. Swatragh suffered a cruel blow prior to the final when the brilliant Paula McAtamney fractured her foot days before the replay.

Final stages

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References

External links

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