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Deutsch1971 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cork (8th title) |
| Manager | Mary Moran |
| Captain | Betty Sugrue |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
| Captain | Bernie O'Dwyer |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 7 |
The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1971 season. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Wexford by a 13-point margin in the final.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The match drew an attendance of 4,000.
Semi-finals
[edit]Kilkenny won the Leinster Championship for the first time when they defeated Dublin 5–3 to 4–3 and received an unexpected bye to the All-Ireland final when Galway withdrew, receiving a three-month suspension from Central Council for failing to fulfil the fixture.
Final
[edit]Cork took control of the final in the first half. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press
The game was won and lost in the five minutes preceding the interval with Wexford leading 1-1 to 0-2 in the 20th minute when, Rosie Hennessy and Anne Comerford, last year’s captain, cracked home three Cork goals.[7]
Final stages
[edit]        Cork |    Wexford |
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MATCH RULES
- 50 minutes
- Replay if scores level
- Maximum of 3 substitutions
See also
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- Wikipedia List of Camogie players
- National Camogie League
- Camogie All Stars Awards
- Ashbourne Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
- ^ Report of final in Irish Press, September 19, 1971
- ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, September 19, 1971
- ^ Report of final in Irish Times, September 19, 1971
- ^ Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 19, 1971
- ^ Report of final in Irish News, September 19, 1971
- ^ Report of final in Irish Press, September 19, 1971