1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1938
Tournament details
Date24 April – 30 October
Winners
Champions Dublin (4th title)
Captain Emmy Delaney
Runners-up
Runners-up Cork (4th title)
Captain Kathleen Coughlan

The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1938 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated Cork by a six-point margin in the final. [1]

Contents

Structure

Cork beat Waterford by 6–3 to nil in the Munster final. Antrim beat Cavan by 3–2 to 2–0 in the Ulster final. Eva Moran scored 2–1 as Dublin beat Antrim by three points in the semi-final in Belfast on a day that GAA President, Paddy McNamee, threw in the ball.

Final

Two late goals by Doreen Rogers gave Dublin victory over Cork in the All-Ireland Final on a heavy pitch at the Cork Athletic Grounds. The match was level with five minutes remaining. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Final stages

Cork 5–1 – 0–1 Galway
The Sportsground
Dublin 3–1 – 2–1 Antrim
McRory Park
Dublin 5–0 – 2–3 Cork
Cork Athletic Grounds
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Dublin
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Cork
Dublin:
GK1 Mary Lahiffe (UCD)
FB2 Rose Martin (Austin Stacks)
RWB3 Patty Kenny (Col San Dominic)
CB4 Peggy Griffin (Col San Dominic)
LWB5 May Fletcher (Scoil Bríghde)
MF6 Sheila Hodgins (Optimists)
MF7 Emmy Delaney (UCD) (Capt) (1–0)
MF8 Angela Egan (Col San Dominic)
RWF9 Agnes Hourigan (UCD)
CF10 Nuala Sheehan (UCD) (1–0)
LWF11 Doreen Rogers (Austin Stacks) (2–0)
FF12 Ita McNeill (UCD) (1–0).
Cork:
GK1Eileen Lyons
FB2Kathleen Coughlan (Capt)
RWB3Bríd Cronin
CB4Nan O'Dowd
LWB5Essie Staunton
MF6Lil Kirby (0–3)
MF7Maura Cronin
MF8Chrissie Cashman
RWF9Josie McGrath
CF10Kitty Buckley (1–0)
LWF11Renee Fitzgerald (1–0)
FF12Betty Riordan
Match Rules
  • 50 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

See also

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. ↑ Report of final in Irish Press, October 31, 1938
  3. ↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, October 31, 1938
  4. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, October 31, 1938
  5. ↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, October 31, 1938
  6. ↑ Report of final in Irish News, October 31, 1938
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1932–present		Succeeded by
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