All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1999

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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1999
Winners
Champions Granagh-Ballingarry (Limerick) (2nd title)
Manager Mike Chawke
Captain Kay Burke
Runners-up
Runners-up Davitts (Gal)

The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Granagh-Ballingarry (Limerick), who defeated Davitts (Gal) in the final, played at Tynagh. [1] [2] It was the first club championship to be played with 15 a side.

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Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with St Lachtain’s, Freshford (Kilkenny) and Leitrim Fontenoys winning the championships of the other two provinces. Jean Cullinane scored Granagh’s goal in the semi-final as they came from 1–4 to 0-2 behind at half time to beat St Lachtain’s. Davitt’s qualified for the final with two goals either side of half time from Mary Treacy and further goals from Doreen Kelly and Mary Treacy. Maureen McAleenan, who scored four points, was the best of the Leitrim Fontenoys team.

The Final

Eileen O'Brien was the Granagh star in the final, scoring 1–3 while Caitríona Finnegan scored a long-range goal for Davitt’s. [3]

Final stages


Davitts (Gal)4-10 – 0-8 Leitrim Fontenoys

Granagh-Ballingarry (Limerick)2-4 – 1-3 Davitts (Gal)
Granagh-Ballingarry
GK1 Breda O'Brien
RCB2 Patsy McKenna
FB3 Bernie O'Brien
LCB4 Mairéad Cagney
RWB5 Kay Burke (captain)
CB6 Bernie Chawke
LWB7 Maureen Sheehan
MF8 Vera Sheehan
MF9 Mary O'Connor
RWF10 Jean Cullinane
CF11 Deirdre Sheehan
LWF12 Eileen O'Brien
RCF13 Aoifa Sheehan
FF14 Kathryn Leslie
LCF15 Joanne Clifford
Davitts
GK1 Fiona Gohery
RCB2 Orla Watson
FB3 Anne Dolan
LCB4 Fiona Pierce
RWB5 Anne Broderick
CB6 Rita Broderick (captain)
LWB7 Edel Pierce
MF8 Caitríona Finnegan
MF9 Ailbhe Kelly
RWF10 Doreen Kelly
CF11 Olivia Broderick
LWF12 Lourda Kavanagh
RCF13 Lisa Daly
FF14 Brenda Daniels
LCF15 Mary Treacy

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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. 1999 Granagh-Ballingarry 2-4 Davitts 1-3 report in the Irish Independent and Irish Times
  4. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 2, 1999
  5. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1999
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1999
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 9, 1999
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1999
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1999
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by