Gael Linn Cup 1991

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Gael Linn Cup 1991
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
Gael Linn Cup winners
Winners Leinster (23rd title)
Captain
Manager
Gael Linn Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Munster
Captain
Manager
Matches played 3

The 1991 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Leinster, who defeated Munster in the final, played at O'Toole Park.[1][2]

Arrangements[]

Leinster defeated Ulster at Navan, Munster got a walkover from Connacht. Leinster defeated Munster 5–12 to 0���7 in the final with Angela Downey scoring 3–4 and 2–1, including the third-minute goal that set the tone for the match.[3][4][5][6][7]

The Irish Press reported

But for some brilliant goalkeeping by Munster goalkeeper Trish O'Grady the score could have been doubled.

Gael Linn Trophy[]

Ulster defeated Leinster 4–9 to 0–8 at Navan. In the other semi-final and Munster had a walkover from Connacht. Sarah Ann McNicholl, Mary Black, Rosie Butler and Margaret Carroll scored Ulster's goals in the final as Ulster defeated Munster by 4–5 to 0–6, using eight of Down's All-Ireland junior winning team.

Final stages[]

Leinster5–12 – 0–7Munster
Leinster
Munster
Leinster:
GK 1 (Killkenny)
FB 2 Biddy O'Sullivan (Killkenny)
RWB 3 (Wexford) (captain)
CB 4 (Dublin)
LWB 5 (Wexford)
MF 6 Ann Downey (Killkenny)
MF 7 (Killkenny)
MF 8 Marina Downey (Killkenny)
RWF 9 Miriam Malone (Kildare)
CF 10 Angela Downey (Killkenny)
LWF 11 (Dublin)
FF 12 Stellah Sinnott (Wexford)
Munster:
GK 1 (Clare)
FB 2 (Cork)
RWB 3 (Cork)
CB 4 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Cork)
LWB 5 (Cork)
MF 6 (Clare)
MF 7 Therese O'Callaghan (Cork) (captain)
MF 8 (Cork)
RWF 9 (Cork)
CF 10 Irene O'Keeffe (Cork)
LWF 11 (Clare)
FF 12 (Cork)

Junior Final[]

Ulster4–5 – 0–6Munster
Ulster
Munster

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Ulster:
GK 1 (Down)
FB 2 (Down) (captain)
RWB 3 (Down)
CB 4 (Down)
LWB 5 (Tyrone)
MF 6 (Armagh)
MF 7 (Cavan)
MF 8 Bernadette Kelly (Down)
RWF 9 (Down)
CF 10 (Down)
LWF 11 (Down)
FF 12 (Derry)
Munster:
GK 1 (Limerick)
FB 2 (Cork)
RWB 3 (Limerick)
CB 4 (Limerick)
LWB 5 (Tipperary)
MF 6 (Limerick)
MF 7 (Tipperary)
MF 8 (Limerick)
RWF 9 (Tipperary)
CF 10 Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
LWF 11 (Tipperary)
FF 12 Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)

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. ^ Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Irish Press, 4 November 1991
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, 4 November 1991
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, 4 November 1991
  6. ^ Report of final in Irish Examiner, 4 November 1991
  7. ^ Report of final in Irish News, 4 November 1991

External links[]

Preceded by Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by
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