The 1993 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1993 season. The championship was won by Cork who defeated Galway by a ten-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5 The match drew an attendance of 5,400.Report of final in Irish Press, September 27, 1993Report of final in Irish Independent, September 27, 1993Report of final in Irish Times, September 27, 1993Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 27, 1993Report of final in Irish News, September 27, 1993
Semi-finals Collette O'Mahoney scored 3–5 as Cork beat Kilkenny in a high scoring and exciting semi-final, and substitute and Lyn Dunlea snatched an unlikely winning goal when completely surrounded by Kilkenny defenders to see Cork go through by a point, 5–10 to 2–18. Galway qualified for their first All-Ireland final since 1962, when they defeated Wexford in another high-scoring semi-final at Duggan Park.
Final Lyn Dunlea scored three goals in Cork's victory in the final. Croke Park resembled a building site as Cork won their second successive All Ireland.Report of final in Irish Press, September 27, 1993Report of final in Irish Independent, September 27, 1993 Desmond Fahy wrote in The Irish Times. : The real difference between the sides was Cork’s deep well of experience. When the game hovered invitingly for both teams in the first five minutes of the second half, they were the side that were able to grasp it.Report of final in Irish Times, September 27, 1993
Final stages
CORK: GK 1 Kathleen Costine (Cloyne)FB 2 Brenda Kenny RWB 3 Paula Goggins (Inniscarra) CB 4 Therése O'Callaghan (Glen Rovers)LWB 5 Liz Towler (0-1)MF 6 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Glen Rovers) (0-2)MF 7 Denise Cronin (Glen Rovers) (0-1)MF 8 Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) (Capt)RWF 9 Iren O'Leary (0-1) CF 10 Lyn Dunlea (Glen Rovers) (2-1)LWF 11 Collette O'Mahoney (0-6)FF 12 Fiona O'Driscoll (Fr O'Neill's) (0-3)Substitutes:RWF Iren O'Keeffe (inniscarra) (1-0) for O'Leary GALWAY: GK 1 Trace Laheen FB 2 Sheila Coen RWB 3 Carmel Allen CB 4 Bride Stratford LWB 5 Pamela Nevin MF 6 Imelda Meagher (Athenry) MF 7 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) (0-2) MF 8 Dympna Meagher (0-1) RWF 9 Anne Ryan (0-1) CF 10 Deidre Costello (Capt) LWF 11 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) (0-1) FF 12 Claire Lynch (1-2) Substitutes: MF Olive Broderick (Davitts) (0-1) for Costello MF Brigid Fahy (1-0) for Maher MATCH RULES 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions
See also
Wikipedia List of Camogie players National Camogie League Camogie All Stars Awards
References
External links Camogie Association All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Camogie on GAA Oral History Project