1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

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1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final
Event All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1961
Date8 October 1961
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Maeve Gilroy (Antrim)
Attendance2,800
WeatherWindy, hot
1960
1962

The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the thirtieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1961 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Tipperary's[ contradictory ] prospects looked strong at half-time: after playing against the wind with the sun in their eyes, they were only a point down. But Dublin won in end, with Kathleen Mills finishing her career with a record fifteenth All-Ireland medal. Judy Doyle (Dublin) scored a hat-trick. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

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