1952 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1952
Championship Details
Dates
Counties
Sponsor
All Ireland Champions
Winners Dublin (12th title)
Captain Sophie Brack
Manager
All-Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Antrim
Madge Rainey
Manager
Matches played

The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1952 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Antrim by a two-point margin in the final.[1] The match was played at Croke Park[2]

Cork's return[]

Galway defeated Mayo by 3–2 to 3–0 in the Connacht final, and lost the semi-final against Dublin 9–5 to 0–1. Cork returned after their eight-year absence from the championship and duly won the Munster title. Antrim defeated Cork 3–2 to 1–6 in a semi-final that drew 3,000 followers to Casement Park. Antrim then defeated London by 5-1 to 1-0 to reach the final.

Final[]

Sophie Brack scored three goals as Dublin defeated Antrim in the final, including Dublin’s winning goal in the last minute for a two-point victory. Kathleen Cody had retired and was replaced by UCD student, . The Celtic Club supplied the entire Dublin defence.

Final stages[]

Antrim3-2 – 1-6Cork
Casement Park

Dublin9-5 – 0-1Galway

Dublin5-1 – 4-2Antrim
Croke Park
Dublin
Antrim
DUBLIN:
GK 1 Eileen Duffy (Celtic)
FB 2 (Celtic)
RWB 3 (CIÉ)
CB 4 Deborah Dunne (Austin Stacks)
LWB 5 (Celtic)
MF 6 Nancy Caffrey
MF 7 (UCD) (0-1)
MF 8 Kathleen Mills (CIÉ)
RWF 9 (UCD) (1-0)
CF 10 Nan Mahon (1-0)
LWF 11 Marie Price
FF 12 Sophie Brack (CIÉ) (3-0)
ANTRIM:
GK 1 Anne McGarry
FB 2 Moya Forde
RWB 3 Peg Dooey
CB 4 Mary McGarry
LWB 5 Deirdre O’Gorman
MF 6 Sue McMullan
MF 7 Ita O’Reilly
MF 8 Maeve Gilroy (0-2)
RWF 9 Sarah O’Neill
CF 10 Mary McKeever
LWF 11 Madge Rainey (2-0)
FF 12 Fionnuala Forde (1-0).

MATCH RULES

  • 50 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ^ Report of final in Irish News, August 4, 1952. Irish national newspapers were on strike during the period of the 1952 championship

External links[]

Preceded by
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1951
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1932 – present
Succeeded by
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1953
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