All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1991

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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1991
Winners
Champions Mullagh (Galway) (1st title)
ManagerJohn Murphy
Captain Caroline Loughnane
Runners-up
Runners-up Eglish (Tyr)
Manager Harold Heron

The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Mullagh from Galway, who defeated surprise contenders Eglishfrom (Tyrone in the final, played at Ballinasloe. [1] [2]

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Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Glen Rovers and Celtic winning the championships of the other two provinces. There were two shock results in the semi-final as Mullagh defeated Glen Rovers with a winning point from Emer Hardiman Eglish celebrated the 25th anniversary of the founding of their club when they defeated Celtic from Dublin. Emer Hardiman scored three goals for Mullagh in the final. Eglish had defeated Loughgiel Shamrocks in the Ulster final by 3-7 to 2-4.

The Final

Emer Hardiman’s three goals for Mullagh in as they led by 2–11 to 0–0. [3] [4] [5]

Final stages

Mullagh (Galway)2-6 – 1-8 Glen Rovers

Eglish (Tyr)3-7 – 2-4 Celtic
Malahide Road [9] [10] [11]

Mullagh (Galway)4-13 – 2-7 Eglish (Tyr)
Mullagh (Galway):
GK1 Caroline Loughnane (captain)
FB2 Sheila Coen
RWB3 Deirdre Hardiman
CB4 Brigid Fahy
LWB5 Pamela Nevin
MF6 Madge Kennedy
MF7 Cora Corley
MF8 Triona Dolphin
RWF9 Aideen Murphy
CF10 Imelda Hobbins
LWF11 Alice Murphy
FF12 Emer Hardiman
Eglish (Tyr):
GK1 Mairéad Mason
FB2 Anne Mackle
RWB3 Gráinne Daly
CB4 Mary Rose McGready
LWB5 Nora McGready (captain)
MF6 Ursula Jordan
MF7 Catherine Finnegan
MF8 Leona Fay
RWF9 Una Donnelly
CF10 Ann McKenna
LWF11 Brenda Burke
FF12 Anne Jordan

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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. Report of final in Irish Press, November 25, 1991
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 25, 1991
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 25, 1991
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1991
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1991
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1991
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1991
  10. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1991
  11. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1991
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by