All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1985

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1985

Winners
Champions	Crumlin Cuchulainn (Dublin) (1st title)
Manager	Jimmy Boggan & Billy Maloney
Captain	Yvonne Redmond
Runners-up
Runners-up	Athenry (Gal)

The 1985 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Crumlin Cuchulainns from Dublin), who defeated Athenry from Galway in the final, played at O'Toole Park. ^{[1] [2]} Crumlin fielded half the Dublin team that won the 1984 All-Ireland senior championship. ^[3]

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Éire Óg and Eglish winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

Galway inter-county star Mary Keane was one of Crumlin’s stars against Athenry in the final. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Final stages

September 1
Semi-Final

Crumlin (Du)	2-4 – 1-5	Éire Óg

Ovens ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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October 6
Semi-Final

Athenry (Gal)	5-9 – 3-7	Eglish

Kenny Park ^{[10] [11] [12]}

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October 27
Final

Crumlin (Du)	4-8 – 3-2	Athenry (Gal)

O'Toole Park

Crumlin

Athenry

Crumlin (Du): GK 1 Yvonne Redmond FB 2 Anne Byrne RWB 3 Ger Brady CB 4 Anne Redmond LWB 5 Bernie Toner MF 6 Cathy Walsh MF 7 Mary Mernagh MF 8 Ger Byrne RWF 9 Aileen Redmond CF 10 Mary Keane LWF 11 Anna Condon FF 12 Barbara Redmond

Athenry (Gal): GK 1 Breda Coady FB 2 Noreen Treacy RWB 3 Una Jordan CB 4 Chris Silke LWB 5 Mary Bellew MF 6 Olive Molloy MF 7 Bríd Holland MF 8 Anne Coleman RWF 9 Madge Hobbins CF 10 Teresa Kavanagh LWF 11 Anne Morris FF 12 Marion Freaney

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. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
3. Evening Herald Aug 25 2009: '84 legends to be lauded
4. Report of final in Irish Press, October 28, 1985
5. Report of final in Irish Independent, October 28, 1985
6. Report of final in Irish Times, October 28, 1985
7. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1985
8. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1985
9. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1985
10. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, October 7, 1985
11. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, October 7, 1985
12. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, October 7, 1985

External links

• Camogie Association

Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1984

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1964 – present

Succeeded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1986