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| Champions | Dublin (1st title) |
| Captain | Anne O'Brien |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Limerick |
The 1979 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Dublin, who defeated Limerick in the final, played at Russell Park. [1] [2]
For the first time the league was divided into four, rather than two zones. Dublin defeated Derry, Wicklow and Antrim easily but were held to a draw by Cork in the semi-final, scoring 2-2 in the first ten minutes and leading 3-4 to 0-5 at half-time. They won the replay at Blanchardstown by 5-5 to 3-4 despite another brave second half rally by Cork. Limerick defeated the holders Kilkenny and Clare and then Down in the semi-final.
The final was the lowest scoring in the history of the League. Agnes Hourigan, who was then president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press:
Their busy programme over the past few months was an advantage for Dublin. They were sharper and faster to the ball and would have own by a bigger margin were it not for the superb defensive work of the Limerick side.
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