All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1970

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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1970
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship winners
Winners St Paul’s (Kilkenny) (3rd title)
Captain
Manager
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Bellaghy (Derry)
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the third year in succession by St Paul’s from Kilkenny, who defeated Bellaghy from Derry in the final, played at Bellaghy .[1][2]

Arrangements[]

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with and Breaffy winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final[]

Helena O'Neill scored three goals in St Paul’s victory over Bellaghy who had seven Derry county players on their team together with , the former Antrim All-Ireland goalkeeper. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

After an uncertain start they gave a magnificent display of camogie before what was, very fittingly, the biggest crowd ever mustered for one of these club championship finals.

[3][4][5]

Provincial stages[]

Breaffy (Mayo)btFour Roads (Roscommon)

St Paul’s (Kilkenny)4-0 – 1-3Austin Stacks (Dublin)

South Presentation (Cork)3-4 – 2-0Ahane (Limerick)
Ballinlough

Bellaghy (Derry)btDeirdre (Antrim)

Final stages[]

St Paul’s (Kilkenny)3-4 – 3-3 (Cork)

Bellaghy (Derry)6-2 – 0-1Breaffy (Mayo)

St Paul’s (Kilkenny)6-5 – 2-0Bellaghy (Derry)
Bellaghy
St Paul’s (Kilkrnny)
Bellaghy (Der)
St Paul’s (Kilkenny):
GK 1 Teresa O'Neill
FB 2
RWB 3
CB 4 0-2
LWB 5 Kathleen Brennan
MF 6
MF 7 Liz Neary
MF 8 2-1
RWF 9
CF 10 Helena O'Neill 3-0
LWF 11 0-1
FF 12 (captain) (1–0)
Bellaghy (Derry):
GK 1
FB 2
RWB 3
CB 4
LWB 5
MF 6
MF 7
MF 8
RWF 9
CF 10
LWF 11
FF 12

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. ^ All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Irish Press, March 29, 1971 competition of 1970
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, March 29, 1971 competition of 1970
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, March 29, 1971 competition of 1970
  6. ^ Irish Press 1931-1995, Monday, December 14, 1970; Page: 16
  7. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1970
  8. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1970
  9. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1970
  10. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1970
  11. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1970
  12. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1970

External links[]

Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by
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