1956 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1956
Championship Details
Dates
Counties
Sponsor
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Antrim (4th title)
Captain	Madge Rainey
Manager
All-Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
	Lil Coughlan
Manager
Matches played

The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1956 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim who defeated Cork by a four-point margin in the final, having created a major surprise by defeating serial champions Dublin in the semi-final, and interrupting what would otherwise have been a run of 19 championships in a row by Dublin.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The championship featured what were reportedly two of the best camogie matches in the history of the game in its 12-a-side phase, the final and the semi-final between Antrim and Dublin.^[7]

Structure

Mayo refused to play Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final because of concerns about the polio outbreak there. The semi-final between Dublin and Antrim prevented a run of 19 Al Ireland finals in succession for Dublin. Maeve Gilroy scored 2-2 and Grace Connolly two goals, Mairead Rainey and Marian Kearns a goal each in Antrim’s 6-2 to 6-1 victory. The Irish News described it as

“what was generally voted the greatest camogie game ever played in Ulster. The game was characterised by spates of clever play on both side, with Dublin on the whole the more finished in accurate ground and overhead stickwork. At the three quarter stage they led 5-0 to 4-2 only to fall two points behind when Antrim scored their fifth goal. Dublin however regained the lead with their sixth goal a few minutes later. In a great rally, amid tense excitement, the Ulster champions fought back with great determination for Ita O’Reilly to place Marian Kearns, who crashed home what proved to the match winning goal with a magnificent cross-shot, which caught the Dublin defence out of position and their goalkeeper unsighted.^[8]

Final

Teresa Kearns, the 14-year-old Antrim goalkeeper from Cloughmills, made a huge contribution to victory, stopping an array of shots from the Cork attack, including a memorable save from Noreen Duggan. Mitchel Cogley wrote in the Irish Independent

The youngest player on the field made probably the most significant contribution to Antrim’s victory. This was the 14-tyear-old Theresa Kearns, who with Antrim leading 4-3 to 4-2 and Cork pressing desperately, brought off a save from star Cork forward Noreen Duggan which equaled that of Art Foley from Christy Ring the previous week. The parallel went further for, from this escape, Antrim swept away for their fifth goal, which lcinched the issue and brought the title up north. There was nothing between two teams in fleetness of foot, skilful stickwork and length of striking, but Antrim’s defence was the sounder under heavy pressure and the positional play of the forwards was better than that of the Cork girls.^[9]

Final stages

Antrim v Dublin

September 9
Semi-Final

Antrim	6-2 – 6-1	Dublin

Antrim v Cork

September 30
Final

Antrim	5-3 – 4-2	Cork

Croke Park

Antrim

Cork


ANTRIM:
GK	1	Teresa Kearns
FB	2	Moya Forde
RWB	3	Ethna Dougan
CB	4	Winnie Kearns
LWB	5	Deirdre O’Gorman
MF	6	Eilis McCamphill
MF	7	Ita O’Reilly (0-1)
MF	8	Maeve Gilroy (0-1)
RWF	9	Marion Kearns(2-0)
CF	10	Madge Rainey (1-0) (Capt)
LWF	11	Chris Hughes (1-1)
FF	12	Grace Connolly (1-0)


CORK:
GK	1	Sheila Cahill
FB	2	Bridie Lucey
RWB	3	Betty Walsh
CB	4	Joan Clancy
LWB	5	Teresa Murphy
MF	6	Lil Coughlan (Captain)
MF	7	Lily McKay
MF	8	Anna Crotty (1-0)
RWF	9	Angela Lane (2-0)
CF	10	Noreen Duggan (0-2)
LWF	11	Mona Joyce
FF	12	Maura Hayes (1-0).
Substitutes:
LCF		L Magowan for Murphy 36'
CF		M Maloney for Coughlan 49'

MATCH RULES

50 minutes
Replay if scores level
Maximum of 3 substitutions

References

↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
↑ Report of final in Irish Press, October 1, 1956
↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, October 1, 1956
↑ Report of final in Irish Times, October 1, 1956
↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, October 1, 1956
↑ Report of final in Irish News, October 1, 1956
↑ greatest camogie matches of all time
↑ Report of semi final in Irish News, September 9, 1956
↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, October 1, 1956

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