1987 National Camogie League

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National Camogie League 1987
Winners
Champions Kilkenny (5th title)
Captain Bridie McGarry
Runners-up
Runners-up Dublin

The 1987 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 Nowlan Park. [1] [2]

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Arrangements

Kilkenny had already defeated Dublin in the group stages of the League, winning an exciting section one final at Silverpark by 2-4 to 1-6 on May 3. The sides were level 2-0 to 1-3 at half time and Dublin gained a three-point lead five minutes into the second half before Kilkenny equalised and Angela Downey added the winning point. Since then Dublin were depleted. Ann Holden had emigrated, midfielder Mary Mernagh was carrying a leg injury, Breda Kenny, Toni O'Byrne and Marie Connell were in the US, a side effect of the deepest point in Ireland's 1980s recession. Dublin had defeated Clare in the semi-final. In the weekend before the League final Kilkenny lost to Cork and Wexford in an experimental rules 15-a-side tournament. Kilkenny defeated Galway and Dublin defeated Clare by 4-11 to 2-5 in the semi-finals.

The Final

Kilkenny won the final with a fine second half performance. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Dublin had most of the play in the first half and could not find the net, Kilkenny led by 1-4 to 0-3 at half time and never looked back. Ann Downey scored 1-4, and Angela Downey 1-2. The Irish Independent noted: "It was a disappointing game which never rose to great heights."

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Dublin's second team who defeated Kildare in the final at Clane on August 2. Kildare led 1-5 to 1-2 at half-time, but after Geraldine Dunne equalised for Dublin with a goal early in the second half, Kildare were then hit with two goals and Dublin won by 6-4 by 1-7. Dublin scored nine goals in the semi-final against Clare.

Final stages

Kilkenny 4-8 – 1-6 Dublin
Kilkenny:
GK1 Marie Fitzpatrick (St Brigid's Ballycallan)
FB2 Rita Weymes
RWB3 Deirdre Malone (St Brigid's Ballycallan)
CB4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul's) (Capt)
LWB5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks)
MF6 Clare Jones (St Paul's)
MF7 Ann Downey (St Paul's) 1-4
MF8 Anna Whelan (Lisdowney)
RWF9 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock) 0-1
CF10 Breda Holmes (St Paul's) 0-1
LWF11 Angela Downey (St Paul's) 1-2
FF12 Liz Neary (St Paul's)
Dublin:
GK1 Yvonne Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)
FB2 Marion Conroy (Austin Stacks)
RWB3 Germaine Noonan (UCD)
CB4 Breda Kenny (UCD)
LWB5 Barbara Redmond 1-0
MF6 Una Crowley (Celtic) (Capt)
MF7 Mary Mernagh (Cuala Naomh Mhuire)
MF8 Cathy Walsh (Cúchulainn Crumlin)
RWF9 Joan Gormley (UCD)
CF10 Edel Murphy (UCD) 0-4
LWF11 Carmel O'Byrne (Celtic)
FF12 Louise Lynch 0-1

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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 8, 1987
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 8, 1987
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 8, 1987
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 8, 1987
  7. Report of final in Irish News, June 8, 1987
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1977 – present
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