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1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

Field	Value
title	1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
image	Ball from 1974 Ladies Football Final.jpg
caption	Ball used in the 1974 Ladies Football Final, signed by Tipperary team and management (Tipperary Museum of Hidden History)
team1
team1association	[[File:Tipperary colours.PNG	40px]]
team1score	2–3
team2
team2association	[[File:Offaly colours.PNG	40px]]
team2score	2–2
details	Tipperary win the inaugural title.
date	13 October 1974
stadium	Durrow, County Laois
referee	Paul O'Sullivan (Kerry)
next	1975

The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the first All-Ireland final. It featured Tipperary and Offaly. Tipperary won the final by 2–3 to 2–2. Towards the end of the first half, Tipperary were leading by 1–2 to 0–0. However within minutes of the restart Offaly took the lead with a goal. Tipperary came back and, with about eight minutes to go, went ahead with a point from a free. Brendan Martin, was a pioneering organiser of ladies' Gaelic football in both Offaly and Dublin, provided a trophy and it was presented to the Tipperary captain, Kitty Ryan, by the Offaly captain, Agnes O'Gorman. The trophy subsequently became known as the Brendan Martin Cup. Brendan Martin died in 2024.

Route to the Final

Match info

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Panels

Tipperary

;Trainer: John Alymer ;Selectors: Tom Donovan, Teddy Keane ;Players: Margaret Carroll (Ardfinnan), Sally Clohessy (Moycarkey), Ann Croke (Mullinahone), Majella Sweeney (Newcastle), Ena Hackett (Newcastle), Tina Flynn (Ardfinnan), Betty Looby (Golden), Catherine Keane (Mullinahone), Eileen Dudley (Cashel/Golden), Susan O'Gorman (Ardfinnan), Josephine Keane (Mullinahone), Eleanor Carroll (Ardfinnan), Lillian Gorey (Killusty/St. Bridgets), Kitty Ryan (c) (Ardfinnan), Mary McGrath (Emly), Mary Power (Mullinahone), Nora Moran (Newcastle), Mary Lonergan (Emly), Mary Burke (Emly), Alice Morris (Moycarkey), Cait O'Dwyer (Moycarkey), Ann Clohessy (Moycarkey), Marian Bryan (Moycarkey), Ann Bryan (Moycarkey), G Ryan (Cappawhite), B Butler (Cappawhite), Noreen Blake (Golden), Katherine Keane (Mullinahone)

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References

"History – The Beginning". ladiesgaelic.ie.
"Story of Tipperary Female Football". ladiesgaelic.ie.
(11 August 2016). "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie.
(25 September 2016). "The Best All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Finals". www.balls.ie.
(29 September 2013). "Women's code has grown into powerful competitor". www.independent.ie.
(1 October 2017). "Eamonn Sweeney: Gender equality is still an uphill struggle, but last Sunday the final frontier was crossed". www.independent.ie.
(20 October 2014). "40th Anniversary of first Ladies Football All Ireland Final". tipperary.gaa.ie.

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