1972 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

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1972 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final
Event All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1972
Date17 September 1972
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Lily Spence (Antrim)
Attendance4,000
1971
1973

The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 41st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1972 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

The marking was tight on both sides and this impeded the quality of play; Cork won by four points, mostly due to their superior defence. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

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