Gael Linn Cup 1971

The 1971 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Leinster, who defeated Ulster in the final, played at Parnell Park.[1][2]

Gael Linn Cup 1971
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
Gael Linn Cup winners
Winners Leinster (11th title)
Captain
Manager
Gael Linn Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Ulster
Captain
Manager
Matches played 3

Arrangements

Leinster defeated Connacht at Parnell Park, scoring 7–4 without reply. Ulster defeated Munster by a point in Carrickmacross, 4–3 to 3–5. Leinster pulled away in the second half of the final with three goals from Josie Kehoe and two from Orla Ni Siochain to win by 5–4 to 0–5.[3][4][5][6][7]

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

The game was won and lost in the ten minutes after the interval when Leinster scored three goals and two points and Ulster's only score was a point from a thirty.

Final stages
Leinster6–4 – 0–5Ulster

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Leinster:
GK1Teresa Sheil (Wexford)
FB2Mary Ryan (Dublin)
RWB3Joan Murphy (Wexford)
CB4Margaret O'Leary (Wexford) (captain)
LWB5Carmel O'Shea (Killkenny)
MF6Annie Kehoe (Wexford) (0–1)
MF7Anne Sheehy (Dublin)
MF8Elsie Walsh (Wexford) (0–1)
RWF9Helena O'Neill (Killkenny)
CF10Mary Walsh (Wexford) (0–1)
LWF11Orla Ní Síocháin (Dublin) (2–0)
FF12Josie Kehoe (Wexford) (3–1)
Ulster:
GK1Teresa Cassidy (Antrim)
FB2Kathleen McCann (Down)
RWB3Anne McCone (Armagh)
CB4Mairéad Diamond (Antrim)
LWB5Kathleen Kelly (Antrim)
MF6Kathleen Fee (Tyrone)
MF7Sue Cashman (Antrim) (captain) (0–1)
MF8Mairéad McAtamney (Antrim) (0–2)
RWF9Pat Crangle (Down)
CF10Chris O'Boyle (Antrim)
LWF11Marion Delaney (Armagh) (0–2)
FF12Lily Scullion (Antrim)
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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
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 1 November 1971
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 1 November 1971
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 1 November 1971
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 1 November 1971
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 1 November 1971
Preceded by
Gael Linn Cup 1970		 Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present		 Succeeded by
Gael Linn Cup 1972
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