1978 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Championship

Margaret O'Toole scored the goal to bring Clare into the All-Ireland semi-final for the second successive year and third time in all.

Semi-final

Dublin’s superior ground play and first half goals from Anna Byrne and Mary Mernagh proved decisive in a semi-final victory over Wexford played in torrential rain.

Final

Cork scored three goals (from Shiela Murray, Nancy O'Driscoll and Pat Moloney) and two points without reply in the opening twenty minutes, ending the game as a contest. Cork added two goals late in the second half when Dublin showed signs of recovering. Sean Kilfeather wrote in the Irish Times:

Agnes Hourigan, who was then president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press: In many years watching Cork camogie teams I do not think I have seen one play better than yesterday. Cork, for whom nothing could go wrong yesterday, were obviously far the superior side from the start, the game was always entertaining, even though it lacked a real competitive element. All through it was a delight t watch the speed style, and skill of such long serving Corkonians as Pat Moloney and full back Marie Costine. Mary Geaney was an Ireland women's field hockey international and officials of the Irish Ladies Hockey Union attended the match as guests. Nancy O'Driscoll became the first player to captain Cork at two different grades.

date = July 16 Quarter-Final | team1 = Wexford| score = 2-9 – 3-2 | team2 = Kilkenny| stadium = Gowran}}

date = July 16 Quarter-Final | team1 = Dublin| score = 2-4 – 0-2 | team2 = Antrim| stadium = Corrigan Park}}

date = July 23 Quarter-Final | team1 = Clare| score = 1-1 – 0-3 | team2 = Tipperary| stadium = Rosslevin Park Ennis}}

date = July 23 Quarter-Final | team1 = Cork| score = 3-13 – 0-3 | team2 = Galway| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh}}

Final stages

date = August 20 Semi-Final | team1 = Cork| score = 5-15 – 3-1 | team2 = Clare| stadium =Páirc Uí Chaoimh }}

date = August 13 Semi-Final | team1 = Dublin| score = 2-4 – 2-3 | team2 = Wexford| stadium = Russell Park}}

Final

Final 15:00 BST

|} MATCH RULES

• 50 minutes
• Replay if scores level
• Maximum of 3 substitutions

References

References

1. Report of final in Irish Press, September 18, 1978
2. Report of final in Irish Independent, September 18, 1978
3. Report of final in Irish Times, September 18, 1978
4. Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 18, 1978
5. Report of final in Irish News, September 18, 1978
6. Moran, Mary. (2011). "A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie". Cumann Camógaíochta.
7. Report of final in Irish Press, September 18, 1978