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Champions | Leinster (2nd title) |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Munster |
Other | |
Matches played | 3 |
The 1957 Gael Linn Cup is a representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Leinster, who defeated Munster in the final, played at Cahir. [1] [2]
Munster defeated Connacht, 2–1 to 1–2, and Leinster defeated Ulster 4–0 to 2–0 at Parnell Park in the semi-finals.. On a miserably cold and wet afternoon in Cahir, Leinster won their second title by 5–1 to 3–1. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It was a step in securing the future of the fledgeling competition. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press:
It was only in the last five minutes that Leinster got on top in a game which produced play of a high standard despite an almost continuous downpour. The standard of play and the opportunity to see players who would not have the opportunity to play in an Al-Ireland final were enough to silence those who doubted the wisdom of inter-provincial camogie.
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