1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

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1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final
Event All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1949
Date30 October 1949
Venue St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
Referee Celia Mulholland (Galway)
Attendance1,200
1948
1950

The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the eighteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Dublin led 7–4 to 1–1 at half-time, and although Tipperary made a slight comeback, Dublin still won easily. Kathleen Cody scored 6-7 of Dublin's total. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

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