The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1968 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Wexford who defeated Cork by a three-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5Report of final in Irish Press, September 16, 1968Report of final in Irish Independent, September 16, 1968Report of final in Irish Times, September 16, 1968Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 16, 1968Report of final in Irish News, September 16, 1968
Dublin's defeat Dublin's 2–3 to 1–3 defeat by Kilkenny at Parnell Park on 23 June 1968 was their first defeat in a Leinster championship match since July 1936, when they lost to Louth. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press
Kilkenny played two matches to reach the Leinster final while Wexford got there without playing a match, getting a bye in the first round and then got a walkover from Louth. As Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, pointed out in the Irish Press
Leinster final It took Kilkenny six years to win an All Ireland title, instead it was Wexford who delivered a breakthrough victory in 1968. They killed off the Linester final with three goals in the first ten minutes and went on to defeat Kilkenny 8–3 to 1–3 with four goals from Mary Doyle, and one each from Jose Kehoe, Bridget O'Connor, Mary Walsh and Ellen Allen.
Final Two goals down after seven minutes, Wexford battled back in the second quarter to win the final. One of their heroines was playing in her first senior game, Jose Kehoe from Cloughbawn, a last minute change at corner forward for Eileen Allen, and scored an opportunist first goal after the Cork goalkeeper had saved a free from Brenda Doyle that was going over for a point. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press Always fast and never without excitement this was a most satisfying game that kept the crowd of between five and six thousand in a constant uproar as Cork against the odds, swept into an early lead. But Wexford came storming back to first level and then draw ahead, so that the Leinster champions seemed well on the road to victory when they led 3–1 to 2–0 at half time, with the advantage of the fresh breeze still to come.Report of final in Irish Press, September 16, 1968
Final stages
WEXFORD: GK 1 Theresa Shiel (St Ibar's/Shelmalier) FB 2 Mary Sinnott (St Patrick's, Campile) RWB 3 Phyllis Kehoe (St Ibar's/Shelmalier) CB 4 Joanne Murphy (St John's, Wexford) LWB 5 Carmel Fortune (St John's, Wexford) MF 6 Bridget O'Connor (Cloughbawn/Adamstown)MF 7 Margaret Lacey (Buffers Alley)MF 8 Brigit Doyle (0–2) (Cloughbawn/Adamstown)RWF 9 Jose Kehoe (Cloughbawn/Adamstown) (1–0)CF 10 Mary Walsh (St Ibar's/Shelmalier) (Capt) (1–0)LWF 11 Mary Doyle (St Ibar's/Shelmalier) (1–0)FF 12 Mary Shannon (St Patrick's, Campile) (1–0) CORK: GK 1 Mel Cummins FB 2 Theresa MurphyRWB 3 Hanna DineenCB 4 Mary Jo Ryan LWB 5 Sheila O'SullivanMF 6 Liz Garvan MF 7 Sheila Dunne MF 8 Nuala HumphreysRWF 9 Peggy Dogan (1–1)CF 10 Anna McAufiffeLWF 11 Anna Comerford (0–3)FF 12 Anne Crotty (Capt) (1–1) MATCH RULES 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions
See also All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia List of Camogie players National Camogie League Camogie All Stars Awards Ashbourne Cup
References
External links Camogie Association Historical reports of All Ireland finals All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Camogie on GAA Oral History Project