All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1968

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by St Paul’s (Kk, who defeated Ahane (Lk) in the final, played at St John’s Park.[1][2]

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1968
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship winners
Winners St Paul’s (Kilkenny) (1st title)
Captain Tessie Brennan
Manager
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Ahane (Limerick))
Captain
Manager
Matches played

Arrangements

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

The Final

St Paul’s had the final won at half time when they led by 5-1 to 0-1. Anne Carroll scored 4-1 of their total and M Cassin 3-1. Carrie Clancy, their outstanding player, scored a second half goal from a thirty.[3][4][5]

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

The winners were the more experienced side, showing fine combination, perfect positional sense, better ball control and were much better strikers. The visitors, while they had some fine individual players and a fine goalkeeper, lacked teamwork and were too slow to get rid of the ball.

Provincial stages
St Paul’s (Kilkenny)2-4 – 1-4Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin)
St John's Park, Kilkenny

Final stages
St Paul’s (Kilkenny)3-4 – 2-2Deirdre (Antrim)
Ahane (Limerick)3-3 – 3-2Ballinasloe (Galway)
St Paul’s (Kilkenny)7-2 – 1-2Ahane (Limerick)
St John’s Park
St Paul’s
St Paul’s (Kk:
GK1Jo Golden
FB2Mary Holohan
RWB3Joan Kelly
CB4Anne Phelan
LWB5Bríd Fennelly
MF6Mary Conway
MF7Carmel O'Shea
MF8Liz Neary
RWF9Maura Cassin
CF10Breda Cassin
LWF11Teasie Brennan (captain)
FF12Ann Carroll
Ahane (Lk):
GK1Helen Roche
FB2Bridget Ryan
RWB3Mary Hayes
CB4Margaret Madden
LWB5Kitty Ryan
MF6Kathleen Richardson
MF7Carrie Clancy
MF8Betty O'Leary
RWF9Teresa Fennessy
CF10Joan Hayes
LWF11Mary Barry
FF12Peggy Duffy

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, November 4, 1968
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 4, 1968
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 4, 1968
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1968
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1968
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1968
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1968
  10. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1968
  11. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1968
Preceded by
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1967		 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present		 Succeeded by
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1969
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