1985 National Camogie League

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National Camogie League 1985
Winners
Champions Kilkenny (4th title)
Captain Bridie McGarry
Runners-up
Runners-up Dublin

The 1985 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Dublin in the final, played at Parnell Park. [1] [2]

Contents

Arrangements

Dublin were the form team for the competition. As with previous League competitions their earlier county championship contributed to their success. They coasted through their section of the league running up big scores in all their games. Anne Redmond, regular full back since 1979, was unavailable for the 1984 season. Mairon Conroy filled in and stepped aside for the final. Bernie Toner, who did not play in the earlier rounds of the League, rejoining the panel for the final. A nightmare start against Dubin at the same venue put paid to Kilkenny’s 1984 championship aspirations. They started training for the 1985 season earlier than previous years with a panel of 18 including all their recognised senior players.

The Final

The final went to a replay. The first day Kilkenny took a 4-3 to 1-7 half time lead and added points from M Farrell and Angela Downey on the restart before Dublin came back to equalize with a goal from Carmel Byrne and an equalizing point from Edel Murphy. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Dublin were without the services of Yvonne Redmond, Germaine Noonan, Marie Connelly and Joanne Gormley while Killkenny had their full championship side for the replay. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Exchanges were keen in a fast and furious game, with Kilkenny dominating the first half to lead 3-6 to 0-4 at half time. Dublin made a comeback and trailed by three points with five minutes to go and in a tremendous closing rally were unable to penetrate the Dublin defence staged by Maris Fitzpatrick, Ann Downey and Bridie McGarry.

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Galway’s second team who defeated Kildare by 3-10 to 3-3 in the final at Bulaun, Loughrea. The sides were level 2-5 to 3-2 at half-time but Kildare scored only once in the second half, a point in the dying minutes of the game. Donegal were semi-finalists, the high point in their camogie history of that era, with a side grown from colleges camogie playing their camogie predominantly on the ground. Four of the Donegal side, beaten 6-3 to 2-2 by Kildare, Geraldine Henry, Ita Blake, Gerri Murphy and Brid Ronaghan played in the Dublin championships with Marino and UCD, Six were studying for the Leaving Cert, including Mary Hirrell of Carndonagh community school. Galway had easy wins over Louth, Down and Kilkenny’s second team by ten points. They needed extra time to beat Clare in the quarter-final before winning by a point and beat Derry by 7-7 to 4-4 in the semi-final at Greenlock, County Londonderry. Deirde Costello scored two goals against Clare and four against Derry. Full forward Ann Ryan was a former All-Ireland Feile na nGael skills title holder and sister of hurlers Paschal and John Ryan.

Final stages

Kilkenny 4-7 – 2-13 Dublin
Kilkenny 4-7 – 3-6 Dublin

Draw June 2 Kilkenny 4-7 Dublin 2-13

Kilkenny:
GK1Maris Fitzpatrick (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
FB2 Ann Downey (St Paul’s)
RWB3Anna Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
CB4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul’s) (Capt.)
LWB5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks)
MF6 Liz Neary (St Paul’s)
MF7Deidre Maloney (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
MF8[Anne Whelan (Lisdowney) 1-0
RWF9Margaret Farrelly (UCD)
CF10 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) 0-3
LWF11Jos Dunne (Carrickshock) 1-1
FF12 Breda Holmes (St Paul’s). 1-1
Dublin:
GK1 Yvonne Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)
FB2Anna Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)
RWB3 Catherine Ledwidge (Phoenix)
CB4Germaine Noonan (UCD)
LWB5 Grainne Burke
MF6Una Crowley (Celtic)
MF7Mary Mernagh (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) (0-1)
MF8 Barbara Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin) 0-2
RWF9Joanne Gormley (UCD)
CF10Edel Murphy (UCD) (Captain) 1-9
LWF11Carmel Byrne 0-2
FF12Marie Connelly (Celtic) 1-0

Replay June 23 Kilkenny 4-7 Dublin 3-6

Kilkenny:
GK1Maris Fitzpatrick (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
FB2 Ann Downey (St Paul’s)
RWB3Anna Holden
CB4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul’s) (Capt.)
LWB5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks)
MF6 Liz Neary (St Paul’s) 4-0
MF7Deirde Maloney (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
MF8Anne Whelan (Lisdowney) 0-2
RWF9Margaret Farrelly
CF10 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) 0-4
LWF11Jos Dunne
FF12 Breda Holmes (St Paul’s). 0-1
FF Siobhan Ryan for Margaret Farrell Sub on.svg 46'
Dublin:
GK1 Yvonne Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)
FB2Anna Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)
RWB3 Catherine Ledwidge (Phoenix)
CB4Germaine Noonan (UCD)
LWB5Brenie Tone (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) 0-1
MF6Una Crowley (Celtic) 0-1
MF7Mary Mernagh (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) (0-1)
MF8 Barbara Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin) 0-2
RWF9Joanne Gormley (UCD)
CF10Edel Murphy (UCD) (Captain) 2-4
LWF11Carmel Byrne 1-0
FF12Marie Connelly (Celtic)

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, June 3, 1985
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 3, 1985
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 3, 1985
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 3, 1985
  7. Report of final in Irish News, June 3, 1985
  8. Report of Replay in Irish Press, June 24, 1985
  9. Report of Replay in Irish Independent, June 24, 1985
  10. Report of Replay in Irish Times, June 24, 1985
  11. Report of Replay in Irish Examiner, June 24, 1985
  12. Report of Replay in Irish News, June 24, 1985
Preceded by National Camogie League
1977 – present
Succeeded by