1977–78 National Camogie League

The 1977 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Wexford, who defeated Cork in the final, played at Castleboro.[1][2]

National Camogie League 1977
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Wexford (1st title)
Captain
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain
Manager
Matches played

Arrangements

Cork, who did not compete in 1976-77, won the western zone with full points, defeating holders Tipperary, Clare, Galway and Limerick. Wexford lost in their first outing to Kilkenny, who in turn lost to Dublin, leaving all three counties on two points. In the play-offs Wexford then beat Kilkenny and Dublin but by the time these matches had been played, the final, fixed for mid-November had to be put forward to March. Wexford had beaten Cork by 3-8 to 1-3 in the open draw championship the previous July.

The Final

Bridget Doyle scored two goals as Wexford won the final by seven points. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

Last year’s runners-up became champions when they defeated a youthful and dashing Cork combination. Cork took some time to settle down. They were forced to make one change in their team before the start, Hannah Cortter replacing Margaret McCarthy. They had first class defenders in Marie Mackey and Betty Joyce, Pat Riordan and Pat Moloney were staunch worker sin centre field and Margarete O'Leary was a sharp-shooting quarter. Deirdre Cousins, Dorothy and Elsie Walsh and Kit Codd did well for the winners.[3][4][5][6][7]

Final stages
Wexford6-4 – 1-2Cork
Bridget Doyle 2-1; Margaret Leacy, D Walsh, E Walsh K Codd 0-1 each. M O'Leary 0-2; P Moloney 0-2.
Attendance: 2,000
Wexford:
GK1Kathleen Tonks (Buffers Alley)
FB2Jane Murphy (Buffers Alley)
RWB3Deirdre Cousins (Buffers Alley)
CB4Margaret Leacy (Buffers Alley)
LWB5Mairéad Darcy (St Mary’s Enniscorthy)
MF6Dorothy Walsh (Buffers Alley)
MF7Bridget Doyle (Buffers Alley)
MF8Margaret Murphy (Cloughbawn/Adamstown)
RWF9Kit Codd (Cloughbawn-Adamstown)
CF10Elsie Walsh (Buffers Alley)
LWF11Eileen Kehoe (Cloughbawn/Adamstown)
FF12Bridget Doyle (Cloughbawn/Adamstown)
Cork:
GK1M O'Sullivan
FB2Marie Costine (Cloyne)
RWB3Betty Joyce
CB4Marie Mackey (Glen Rovers)
LWB5Helen Cotter
MF6Patricia Riordan (Ballinlough)
MF7Claire Cronin (Balinlough)
MF8Pat Moloney (Killeagh)
RWF9Mary O'Leary (Watergrasshill)
CF10Mary Geaney (Eire Og)
LWF11Marion Sweeney (Killeagh)
FF12Nancy O'Driscoll (Éire Óg)

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, March 6, 1978
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, March 6, 1978
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, March 6, 1978
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, March 6, 1978
  7. Report of final in Irish News, March 6, 1978
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