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Eileen Naughton was the star of Galway's All-Ireland final appearance against Dublin in 1962 and UCG's Ashbourne Cup win of 1968, she was short-listed for Cuchulainn all star awards in 1963 and 1964, despite missing part of the season through injury. [1]
A past pupil of Presentation Convent she won a schools county championship and five Connacht championship medals, he was a regular on the Galway team from the age of 15 and the Connacht inter-provincial team from the age of 16.
Her medical studies led to an extended Ashbourne Cup career with University College Galway. In 1963, the year she started her first year at college, she was already noted in the newspapers for her semi-final display, both in goal and outfield, against UCC. In 1964 she kept QUB scoreless in the semi-final and confined UCC, who had scored 6–1 against UCD in the other semi-final to 0–1 in the final. She was selected for the combined universities, the equivalent of the Ashbourne Cup#Ashbourne All Stars for six successive years.
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The 1936 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1936 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Louth by a ten-point margin in the final.
The 1932 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1932 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin, who defeated Galway by a nine-point margin in the final for a historic first success in a new championship. The match was played alongside a senior hurling challenge between Galway and Cork at Galway Sportsgrounds on July 30, 1933.
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The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1962 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Galway by a 14-point margin in the final.
The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1955 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Cork by an eight-point margin in the final. The match was played at Croke Park and attracted an attendance of 4,192.
The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1946 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim, who defeated Galway by a four-point margin in the final.
The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1952 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Antrim by a two-point margin in the final. The match was played at Croke Park
The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1947 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim, who defeated Dublin by a three-point margin in the final. The semi-final between Dublin and Galway ranks alongside the disputed semi-final of 1966 between Dublin and Tipperary as the most controversial in camogie history.
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