1978 National Camogie League

The 1978 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Limerick in the final, played at Adare.[1][2]

National Camogie League 1978
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Kilkenny (1st title)
Captain Mary Fennelly
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
Captain
Manager
Matches played

Arrangements

Kilkenny, the 1977 senior champions, defeated Antrim, Down, Dublin and Wexford en route to the final while Limerick the 1977 All-Ireland junior champions, defeated Clare, Cork, Galway and Tipperary.

Final

Kilkenny led 1-2 to 0-3 at half–time and responded to an equalising goal by Pauline McCarthy to eventually win a keenly contested final between two well matched sides. Marion Doyle’s point at the very end reduced the margin to two points. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

This was a game that Limerick could have won had they taken their chances. They had three good scoring opportunities in the first half and muffed a 15-yards free in the closing stages. The winner’s experience was the vital difference between the two sides. Helena O'Neill, now Mrs McCormack, interrupted her honeymoon to take part in the final and played a vital role in her side’s victory, scoring all four point. The winners’ success was all the more meritorious as they had to field without two of their star players Liz Neary and Angela Downey.

[3]

The O'Brien sisters’ brother Jim was an All-Ireland hurler while Vera Mackey also came from a hurling family.

Final stages
Kilkenny2-4 – 1-5 [4][5][6] >[7]Limerick
Helena O'Neill 0-4; Ann Downey 1-0, Peg Muldowney 1-0 Pauline McCarthy 1-0; Brid Stokes 0-2, Marian Doyle 0-1. Helen Mulcair 0-1. Carrie Clancy 0-1.
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mary Cribben (Kildare)
Kilkenny:
GK1Teresa O'Neill (St Paul’s)
FB2Ann Downey (St Paul’s)1-0
RWB3Mary Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
CB4Bridie Martin (St Paul’s)
LWB5Mary Canavan (St Paul’s)
MF6Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s)0-4
MF7Peggy Muldowney (Gowran)

1-0  43'

MF8Mary Fennelly (St Paul’s)
RWF9Mary Purcell
CF10Carmel Doyle (St Paul’s)
LWF11Margaret Farrell (UCD)
FF12Jo Dunne (Carrickshock)
Substitutes:
MFKay Dowling for Muldowney  43'
Limerick:
GK1Helen Butler (Ballyagrsn)
FB2Marjorie Neville (Croagh-Kilfinny)
RWB3Bernadette O'Brien (Ballyagran)
CB4Geraldine O'Brien (Ballyagran)
LWB5Liz Hayes (Ballyagran)
MF6Anne O'Sullivan  Half time'
MF7Helen Mulcair (Croagh-Kilfinny)
MF8Pauline McCarthy
RWF9Breda Darcy
CF10Carrie Clancy (Ahane)
LWF11Vera Fitzpatrick
FF12Breda Stokes (Croagh-Kilfinny)
Substitutes:
MFMarian Doyle for Anne O'Sullivan  Half time'

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. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, November 13, 1978
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 13, 1978
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 13, 1978
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, November 13, 1978
  7. Report of final in Irish News, November 13, 1978
Preceded by
National Camogie League 1977		 National Camogie League
1977 – present		 Succeeded by
National Camogie League 1979
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