Kilkenny disposed of reigning champions Cork at Douglas by 4-5 to 0-10 on June 17 in the first round of the most open championship draw since the open draw was introduced six years earlier. Cork pleaded with some justification that midfielder Clare Cronin was nursing a leg injury, Marie Costine was ill and Pat Moloney had unexpectedly announced her retirement from the game. Antrim then surprised championship favourites Kilkenny by 5–5 to 4–3 at Randalstown on July 29 with two goals each from Kathleen McCaughey and Philomena Gillespie while Angela Downey scored three breakaway goals for Kilkenny.
Antrim went on to defeat Wexford, in the All Ireland semi-final at the same venue. A Margaret Griffin goal in the first half gave Tipperary victory over Limerick who were contesting their first ever senior semi-final.
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Irish Press journalist Maol Muire Tynan, who played for Tipperary against Antrim in the 1979 All-Ireland final, wrote about her experience in the following day's newspaper. Her piece reflects the frustrations of a defeated player, as well as those of an inter-county camogie player in the face of the general apathy shown towards women’s sport:
Even when the lead slipped away from us, we fought back, desperate to inscribed our name on an All-Ireland trophy. But Fate, or, should I say, Antrim’s sheer talent and abundant stamina, interfered with our plans. Yesterday’s weather in Croke Park provided the perfect setting to an exciting duel. It was regrettable that those natural elements were not complemented by properly defined sidelines or freshly painted goal posts. Yet this game was a cracking performance of speed and skill. The few thousand supporters, all confined to the Hogan Stand, showed their appreciation as enthusiastically as the 53,535 who thronged it the previous week. The first 25 minutes were magical for Tipperary and by half time it seemed that the O'Duffy was southward bound. But our confidence was unjustified, the scoreboard did not reflect the run of play. While our forwards were running through a crumbling Antrim defence, their efforts rarely came to fruitful conclusion. This was due to the incredible anticipation of Antrim goalkeeper Carol Blaney who celebrated her 21st birthday in style. Antrim have successfully overcome the restrictions and difficulties the game has faced during the past decade. For the superb Antrim side, it is the resurrection of camogie in Northern ranks, while we in the Premier County, with our long, impressive tradition of hurling, must painfully carry out the post mortem on our sister game.[7]
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The 1979 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1979 season The championship was won by Antrim who defeated Tipperary by a three point margin in the final 1 The match drew an attendance of 2 900 2 3 4 5 6 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1979Tournament detailsDateSept 9WinnersChampionsAntrim 6th title CaptainMairead McAtamneyRunners upRunners upTipperaryCaptainMaureen MaherOtherMatches played2 Contents 1 Semi finals 2 Final 2 1 Final stages 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSemi finals editKilkenny disposed of reigning champions Cork at Douglas by 4 5 to 0 10 on June 17 in the first round of the most open championship draw since the open draw was introduced six years earlier Cork pleaded with some justification that midfielder Clare Cronin was nursing a leg injury Marie Costine was ill and Pat Moloney had unexpectedly announced her retirement from the game Antrim then surprised championship favourites Kilkenny by 5 5 to 4 3 at Randalstown on July 29 with two goals each from Kathleen McCaughey and Philomena Gillespie while Angela Downey scored three breakaway goals for Kilkenny Antrim went on to defeat Wexford in the All Ireland semi final at the same venue A Margaret Griffin goal in the first half gave Tipperary victory over Limerick who were contesting their first ever senior semi final Final editIrish Press journalist Maol Muire Tynan who played for Tipperary against Antrim in the 1979 All Ireland final wrote about her experience in the following day s newspaper Her piece reflects the frustrations of a defeated player as well as those of an inter county camogie player in the face of the general apathy shown towards women s sport Even when the lead slipped away from us we fought back desperate to inscribed our name on an All Ireland trophy But Fate or should I say Antrim s sheer talent and abundant stamina interfered with our plans Yesterday s weather in Croke Park provided the perfect setting to an exciting duel It was regrettable that those natural elements were not complemented by properly defined sidelines or freshly painted goal posts Yet this game was a cracking performance of speed and skill The few thousand supporters all confined to the Hogan Stand showed their appreciation as enthusiastically as the 53 535 who thronged it the previous week The first 25 minutes were magical for Tipperary and by half time it seemed that the O Duffy was southward bound But our confidence was unjustified the scoreboard did not reflect the run of play While our forwards were running through a crumbling Antrim defence their efforts rarely came to fruitful conclusion This was due to the incredible anticipation of Antrim goalkeeper Carol Blaney who celebrated her 21st birthday in style Antrim have successfully overcome the restrictions and difficulties the game has faced during the past decade For the superb Antrim side it is the resurrection of camogie in Northern ranks while we in the Premier County with our long impressive tradition of hurling must painfully carry out the post mortem on our sister game 7 Final stages edit June 17Kilkenny4 5 0 10CorkDouglas June 17Antrim2 9 0 2GalwayBallindereen July 15Limerick3 6 3 5DublinRussell Park July 15Tipperary4 3 4 1DownMoneygall July 22Wexford4 7 1 4ClareClonroche July 29Antrim5 5 4 3KilkennyRandalstown August 19Semi FinalAntrim3 5 0 1WexfordRandalstown August 12Semi FinalTipperary1 6 0 6LimerickBruree 1979 9 9Final15 00 BSTAntrim2 5 1 4TipperaryAnn McAllister 1 2 Kathleen McCaughey 1 0 Mairead Quinn 0 1 Siobhan McDonnell 1 0 Deirdre Lane 0 1 Sheila Delaney 0 1 Mary Griffin 0 1Croke Park DublinAttendance 2 900Referee Sheila McNamee Dublin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Antrim nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp TipperaryANTRIM GK 1 Carol Blaney Tom Williams FB 2 Mairead DonnellyRWB 3 Mary McMullan Loughguile CB 4 Jo McClements Loughguile LWB 5 Jackie McAtamney Portglenone MF 6 Siobhan McAtamney Portglenone MF 7 Mairead Magill Capt Portglenone MF 8 Rita Moran Creggan RWF 9 Philomena Gillespie Loughguile CF 10 Mairead Quinn 0 1 nbsp Half time LWF 11 Ann McAllister 1 2 FF 12 Kathleen McCaughey 1 0 Substitutes MF Maeve O Hagan for Mairead Quinn nbsp Half time TIPPERARY GK 1 Mary O Brien Portroe FB 2 Monica Butler Drom Inch RWB 3 Maura Hackett Portroe CB 4 Deirdre Lane Celtic 0 1 LWB 5 Rosie Ryan St Bernadette s Roscrea MF 6 Maureen Maher Drom Inch Capt MF 7 Sheila Delaney Drom Inch 0 1 MF 8 Mary Griffin St Mary s Newport Kilcommon 0 1 nbsp 50 RWF 9 Mona Quigley Portroe CF 10 Agnes Brophy Lorrha LWF 11 Maol Muire Tynan Drom Inch FF 12 Siobhan Tynan Siobhan Tynan McDonnell Drom Inch 1 0 Substitutes MF Ann Ralph Moycarkey for Mary Griffin nbsp 50 MATCH RULES 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutionsSee also editAll Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia List of Camogie players National Camogie League Camogie All Stars Awards Ashbourne CupReferences edit Moran Mary 2011 A Game of Our Own The History of Camogie Dublin Ireland Cumann Camogaiochta p 460 978 1 908591 00 5 Report of final in Irish Press September 10 1979 Report of final in Irish Independent September 10 1979 Report of final in Irish Times September 10 1979 Report of final in Irish Examiner September 10 1979 Report of final in Irish News September 10 1979 irish Press page 1 September 10 1979 External links editCamogie Association All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Roll of Honour Historical reports of All Ireland finals Camogie on facebook Camogie on GAA Oral History ProjectPreceded byAll Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1978 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship1932 present Succeeded byAll Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1980 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship amp oldid 1183046717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
