1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

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1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final
Event All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1974
Date15 September 1974
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Jane Murphy (Galway)
Attendance4,000
1973
1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final Replay
Date6 October 1974
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Jane Murphy (Galway)
Attendance5,000
1975

The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 43rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1974 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Cork led the first game by a point at half-time, and the game stayed close right to the end. Kilkenny sealed their first-ever title in the replay, having led 2–1 to 1–0 at half-time and retaining that lead to the end. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

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