1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

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1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final
Event All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1968
Date15 September 1968
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Nancy Murray (Antrim)
Attendance4,500
WeatherHot and windy
1967
1969

The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 37th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Cork scored two early goals but Wexford let 3-1 to 2-0 at half-time. Both sides had the benefit of long puck-outs taken by their respective full-backs. Wexford won their first ever title by a three-point margin. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

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