Gael Linn Cup 1976

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Gael Linn Cup 1976
Winners
Champions Leinster (1st junior title)
Runners-up
Runners-up Munster
Other
Matches played3

The 1976 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was played at junior level only in the three years 1975-7. It was won by Leinster, who defeated Munster in the final, played at Adare. [1] [2]

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Arrangements

Munster defeated Connacht by 3–1 to 1–3 at Roscommon, while a late rally by Leinster earned a 4–5 to 1–3victory over Ulster at Mayobridge. Kay Barry snatched a late winning goal for Leinster in the final against Munster at Adare, 2–6 to 2–3.

Final stages

Leinster 2–6 – 2–3 Munster

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Leinster:
GK1 Ann Butler (Wexford)
FB2 Terry Lynch (Kildare)
RWB3 Geraldine Duggan (Wexford)
CB4 Martina Cousins (Wexford)
LWB5 Bernie Whistler (Dublin)
MF6 Fiona Cousins (Wexford)
MF7 Mary O'Loughlin (Wicklow)
MF8 Miriam Miggan (Kildare)
RWF9 Ann O'Neill (Wicklow)
CF10 Monica O'Leary (Wexford)
LWF11 Kathleen O'Neill (Wicklow)
FF12 Kay Barry (Wicklow)
Munster:
GK1 Helen Butler (Limerick)
FB2 Mary Roche (Cork)
RWB3 Betty Joyce (Cork)
CB4 Geraldine O'Brien (Limerick)
LWB5 Margie Neville (Limerick)
MF6 Vera Mackey (Limerick)
MF7 Marion Doyle (Limerick)
MF8 Bernadette O'Brien (Limerick)
RWF9 Brigid Darcy (Limerick)
CF10 Carrie Clancy (Limerick)
LWF11 Ger Ring (Cork)
FF12 Brid Stokes (Limerick)

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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. Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
Preceded by Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
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