All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1985

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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]

Contents

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

Crumlin (Du)2-4 – 1-5 Éire Óg

Athenry (Gal)5-9 – 3-7 Eglish

Crumlin (Du)4-8 – 3-2 Athenry (Gal)
Crumlin (Du):
GK1 Yvonne Redmond
FB2 Anne Byrne
RWB3 Ger Brady
CB4 Anne Redmond
LWB5 Bernie Toner
MF6 Cathy Walsh
MF7 Mary Mernagh
MF8 Ger Byrne
RWF9 Aileen Redmond
CF10 Mary Keane
LWF11 Anna Condon
FF12 Barbara Redmond
Athenry (Gal):
GK1 Breda Coady
FB2 Noreen Treacy
RWB3 Una Jordan
CB4 Chris Silke
LWB5 Mary Bellew
MF6 Olive Molloy
MF7 Bríd Holland
MF8 Anne Coleman
RWF9 Madge Hobbins
CF10 Teresa Kavanagh
LWF11 Anne Morris
FF12 Marion Freaney

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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. 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
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1964 – present
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