1985 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

The 1985 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1985 season. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Dublin by a five-point margin in the final for a first success in four years.^[1] The match drew an attendance of 3,500.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Semi-final

Marion McCarthy scored a goal direct from a puckout in the semi-final against Dublin. A fabulous goal by Jo Dunne and the fact that Geraldine Wynne’s lastminute close-in free sailed inches over the bar enabled Kilkenny to beat Wexford by 2–6 to 2–5.

Final

Dublin had high hopes. Cuchulainn Crumlin had won the club championship earlier in the year.^[7] and led by a wind assisted three points at half time but their challenge was a disappointment, despite Una Crowley scoring the game’s only goal. Angela Downey slipped over three quick points after the break, and Kilkenny were level within two minutes. Margaret Farrell added two points and Kilkenny were on top from then on.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Final stages

Kilkenny

Dublin

KILKENNY: GK 1 Marie Fitzpatrick (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) FB 2 Ann Downey (St Paul’s) RWB 3 Anne Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks) CB 4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul’s) (Capt) LWB 5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Tullogher) MF 6 Liz Neary (St Paul’s) MF 7 Deirdre Malone (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) MF 8 Anna Whelan (Castlecomer) (0-1) RWF 9 Margaret Farrell (UCD) (0-5) CF 10 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) (0-4) LWF 11 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock) FF 12 Breda Holmes (St Paul’s) (0-3)

DUBLIN: GK 1 Yvonne Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin) FB 2 Marion Conroy (Austin Stacks) RWB 3 Germaine Noonan (UCD) (1-0) CB 4 Bernie Toner (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) LWB 5 Anne Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin) MF 6 Una Crowley (Celtic) MF 7 Edel Murphy (UCD) (Capt) (0-3) MF 8 Anna Condon (Cúchulainn Crumlin) RWF 9 Joan Gormley (UCD) CF 10 Mary Mernagh (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) LWF 11 Carmel O'Byrne (Celtic) FF 12 Marie Connell (Celtic) (1-2) Substitutes: MF Patricia Clinton (St Vincents)  30' MF Denise O'Leary (St Vincents)  30'

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

• Historical reports of All Ireland finals
• Camogie Association
• All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour
• Camogie on facebook
• Camogie on GAA Oral History Project