The 1990

Gael Linn Cup The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament, representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, contested by Ireland's four provincial teams with competitions at senior and junior level on alternat ...

, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...

, was won by

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

, who defeated

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

in the final, played at Ballyholland.

Arrangements

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from Clare was the star of the competition, scoring a last minute to defeat eight-in-a-row seeking Leinster, who were without

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 ...

, at Farranlea Road. She then scored 9–1 in Ulster's 10–10 to 1–2 victory in the final at Ballyholland.Report of final in Irish News, 5 November 1990 Munster's Paula Carey, Jean Paula Kent and Mary Lenihan scored the goals for Munster as they defeated Leinster by 5–12 to 3–6 in the Gael Linn trophy semi-final at Farranlea Road. Ulster defeated Munster 5–11 to 5–3 in the final at Ballyholland.

Final stages

Junior Final

References

External links

Camogie Association
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