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O'Duffy Cup
The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is a competition for inter-county teams in the women's field sport of game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Camogie Final being played in Croke Park, Dublin. The prize for the winning team is the O'Duffy Cup. The men's equivalent tournament is the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. History Highlights and incidents Highlights and incidents through the history of the championship include: *The first final in which Dublin, captained by Association president Máire Gill and helped by two Bray players, beat Galway 3–2 to 0–2 at Galway Sportsfield in the summer of 1933, refereed by Stephen Jordan TD. *Six goals (of Cork's seven) scored by Kitty Buckley of Old Aloysius for Cork v Dublin n the 1941 final. *The 1942 final, broadcast on radio for the first time and the 1943 final between Dublin and Cork whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Glen Dimplex Senior All-Ireland Championship, is the premier inter-county competition of the 2025 camogie season. Ten county teams from Ireland will compete. are aiming to complete a three-in-a-row, which has not been achieved since did so in 2010–12. After protests in the 2025 Leinster Camogie semi final and 2025 Munster Camogie final a vote was held on 22 May about whether women should be given the option of playing in shorts. The motion was passed which means that women can wear shorts or skorts. Format Group stage The ten teams are drawn into two groups of five teams. Each team plays every other team in its group once, with 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. Knock-out stage The two group winners advance to the semi-finals. The second- and third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals. The bottom teams in each group play off, with the loser relegated to the All-Irel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Aloysius
Old Aloysius was a camogie club in County Cork. Notable players included Lil Kirby, Peggy Hogg, Kathleen Buckley, Renee Fitzgerald and Mary Moran (both later to become Presidents of the Camogie Association The Camogie Association (, formerly ) organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and around the world. The association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Association, but is still a separate organisation. History The Camogie A ...). Colours Cork wore the Old Aloysius colours green and grey instead of their red and white tunics in the 1939 All Ireland final to avoid a clash of colours with Galway. Achievements * Cork Senior Camogie Championship Winners (16) 1932, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961 References External links Camogie.ieOfficial Camogie Association Website * Wikipedia List of Camogie clubs Camogie clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1968 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Wexford who defeated Cork by a three-point margin in the final. Dublin’s Defeat Dublin’s 2–3 to 1–3 defeat by Kilkenny at Parnell Park on 23 June 1968 was their first defeat in a Leinster championship match since July 1936, when they lost to Louth. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press Kilkenny earned the unexpected victory and the right to meet Wexford in the Leinster final because they were the more alert side all through, faster to the ball and always showed the greater dash. Dublin played with the wind in the opening half, and though they had more of the play, it was Kilkenny who made the better use of fewer chances to lead by 2–0 to 0–1 at the interval, with goals from Brenda Kinsella and Teasie O'Neill to Maureen Brennan’s Dublin point. The winners increased their lead soon after the restart, when Ann Carroll pointed from a 30, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1966 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Antrim by a two-point margin in the final. The semi-final between Dublin and Tipperary ranks alongside the disputed semi-final of 1947 between Dublin and Galway as the most controversial in camogie history. Controversy Most Tipperary people believed that the All Ireland semi-final between Tipperary and Dublin at Cahir had finished as a one-point victory for Tipperary, although because of a disputed point by Ann Carroll from a free eight minutes into the second half some others thought it was a draw. The referee said it was a one-point victory for Dublin. Tipperary appealed against the result but their objection failed and the referee's score of Dublin 5–0, Tipperary 3–5 was confirmed. Dublin had two goals each from Úna O'Connor and Kit Kehoe and a fifth from Judy Doyle while Tipperary had two goals from Katleen Griffin, 1-1 from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Cody (athlete)
Kathleen Cody (born 1925) is an Irish former camogie player, one of the leading players of her generation and one of the game’s most accomplished goalscorers. Family background and career The daughter of a Kilkenny father and Tipperary mother, she was a cousin of the Kilkenny All Ireland hurling medalist Jimmy Langton. She was a promising singer on the concert circuit in 1940s Dublin. Scoring achievements Cody scored 6-7 of Dublin’s 8-7 total in the 1949 All Ireland final, won by a CIÉ club team who represented Dublin en masse, as the county board was in dispute with the Camogie Association. She won seven All Ireland senior medals in all. Career Cody played her first senior match for Dublin on 3 July 1938, at the age of 13, an exhibition match on the Isle of Man. She was described as the "star player" in the exhibition game. Cody played schools camogie for Loreto Convent Crumlin and Mercy Convent Goldenbridge. She affiliated to three Dublin clubs during her career, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1949 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated London by a 22-point margin in the final "proper" at Croke Park having earlier defeated Tipperary by a 17-point margin in a poorly attended home final in Roscrea. They were to play London in a final "proper" on 4 December, which fell through. Structure It was clear that CIÉ clubmates Kathleen Cody and Sophie Brack had hit their top form together throughout the championship. When Dublin beat Wexford 8–7 to nil in the Leinster final at New Ross the Sophie Brack scored six goals and Kathleen Cody scored 0–7, Doreen Rogers and Pat Rafferty scoring the other goals. They then beat Down by 3–4 to 1–3 at Kilclief, with the help of an own goal by a Down defender and goals by Kathleen O'Keeffe and Sophie Brack. Dublin had just two surviving players from their controversial 1948 side, Kathleen Cody and Sophie Brack Tipperary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1948 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated Down by a 23-point margin in the final.Report of final in ''Irish News'', October 24, 1948 It marked the return of Dublin to the roll of honour after an eight-year hiatus when it was separated from the rest of the camogie playing community, as the CIÉ club, which could call on the two greatest players of the era Kathleen Cody and Kathleen Mills, chose to affiliate to Central Council and their one-club selection won the All-Ireland championship. Structure Reigning champions Antrim were favourites to meet Dublin in the All Ireland final. Instead Down shocked Derry 4–5 to 1–0 at Kilclief. Final The All-Ireland final between Dublin and Down was played on a Saturday for the first time. Final stages ---- ---- ---- ; Match Rules *50 minutes *Replay if scores level *Maximum of 3 substitutions See also * All-Ireland Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal McAnallen
Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name '' Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen: * Dyfnwal Moelmud (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary king of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1946 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim, who defeated Galway by a four-point margin in the final.Report of final in ''Irish News'', September 30, 1946 Structure With Leinster and Cork unaffiliated, there were just four entrants for the championship. Tipperary beat Kerry 3–4 to nil in Cahir. Clare beat Tipperary 2–2 to 1–1 in Nenagh and had a bye from unaffiliated Cork in the final to win the Munster championship. Galway beat Mayo 5–0 to 2–1 in the Connacht final at Coyne's field in Westport. Clare then took and lost a six-point lead against Galway in the All Ireland semi-final with goals from Mary Mulcahy and Nora Donnelly, then led again through another two goals from Sadlier and O'Donnell before goals from Kitty Greally and Josie Melvin and a point from Rita Clinton gave Galway victory. Dublin beat Wicklow in the final of an alternative Leinster championship. Final Gate r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1945 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1945 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim, who defeated Waterford by a six-point margin in the final. Structure Because of the splits in the Association and the disaffiliation of the Leinster counties only three teams entered the championship from outside Ulster. Waterford won the Munster championship for the first time when they defeated Tipperary 4–1 to 2–1 and received a bye to the All-Ireland final as Leinster had withdrawn from the Camogie Association. Final Antrim's team travelled by five cars in wartime to Waterford for the final. Final stages ---- ;Match Rules *50 minutes *Replay if scores level *Maximum of 3 substitutions Alternative All-Ireland final A complex series of disagreements, splits in the Camogie Association, the foundation of two new bodies, and other altercations between the years 1939 and 1952 had a series impact on the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1995 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Bórd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 1995 season. The championship was won by Cork who defeated Killkenny by a four-point margin in the final, taking the lead for only the first time in the match with a goal by Linda Mellerick that dropped into the net from a long shot with just 30 seconds of normal time left. The match drew an attendance of 9,874, then the highest for a camogie-only final (one which was not on a jint hurling programme), beating the 52-year-old attendance record set for Dublin v Cork in 1943. Lyn Dunlea scored 4–20 in the championship. Sponsorship Bord na Gaeilge became the first sponsor of an All-Ireland camogie championship. At the launch Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Cathaoirleach of Bord na Gaeilge, said that "in sponsoring the camogie championship, Bord na Gaeilge is underlining the importance of promoting Irish at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1962 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin GAA#Camogie, Dublin who defeated Galway GAA#Camogie, Galway by a 14-point margin in the final. Season Emer Walsh had two goals for Galway in their semi-final win over Cork. Dublin's semi-final win over Antrim was described as "lucky but deserved" as Dublin fought back from seven points behind at half-time. Úna O'Connor (camogie), Una O'Connor, Judy Doyle and Patricia Timmins picked up two goals each and Marion Kearns and Maeve Gilroy responded, also with two goals each, and Mairead McAtamney and Breda Smyth scored a goal each. Writing about the Dublin-Antrim semi-final Úna Uí Phuirséil#Pádraig Puirséil, Pádraig Puirséil, husband of Camogie Association president Úna Uí Phuirséil, Úna Uí Phuirséil/Agnes Hourigan, wrote in the Irish Press: I have seen some stage of every All_ireland camogie championship ever played since the O'Duffy cup c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
