The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1970 season. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Killkenny by an 11-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 4,000.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny won the Leinster Championship for the first time when they defeated Dublin 5–3 to 4–3 and received an unexpected bye to the All-Ireland final when Galway withdrew, receiving a three-month suspension from Central Council for failing to fulfil the fixture. Cork owe their victory over Antrim to a tremendous opening quarter when they raced into an eleven-point lead with two goals from Pat Moloney and a third from Rose Hennessy.

Final

Liz Garvan, the 17-year-old tennis champion from Old Als, stole the show in the All-Ireland final with 3-6 of Cork’s total. Agnes Hourigan, president of the Camogie Association, wrote in the Irish Press

This was a match from which Cork emerged the most clear-cut of winners. They had an early shock when Anne Carroll cracked home Maura Cassin’s pass in the fourth minute but the advantage was short lived. Cork were in full command. True, Kilkenny had plenty of chances through the last ten minutes but their forwards were over-anxious and fumbled them away.

Final stages

Cork3-5 – 3-2Antrim
Cork5–7 – 3-2Kilkenny
CorkKilkenny
CORK: GK 1 Mel Cummins FB 2 Marie Costine (Cloyne) RWB 3 Hanna Dineen (South Pres) CB 4 Mary Joe Ryan (Youghal) LWB 5 Sheila Dunne (Canovee) MF 6 Betty Sugrue (South Pres) MF 7 Anna McAuliffe (Old Als) MF 8 Anne Comerford (Watergrasshill) (Capt) RWF 9 Pat Moloney (UCC) CF 10 Liz Garvan (UCC) (3-6) LWF 11 Peggy Dorgan (2-1) FF 12 Rose Hennessy UCC) Substitutes: CB Anne Crotty 55'(KILKENNY): GK 1 Jo Golden (St Paul’s) FB 2 Nuala Durcan (St Paul’s) 21' 50' RWB 3 Anne Phelan (St Paul’s) CB 4 Mary Kennedy (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) 50' LWB 5 Joan Kelly (St Paul’s) MF 6 Liz Neary (St Paul’s) MF 7 Carmel O'Shea (St Paul’s) MF 8 Peggy Carey (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) (1-1) RWF 9 Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s) CF 10 Ann Carroll (St Paul’s)l (2-1) LWF 11 Brenda Cassin (St Paul’s) FF 12 Maura Cassin (St Paul’s) Substitutes: CB Mary Conway (St Paul’s) for Nuala Duncan 21'
CORK:
GK1Mel Cummins
FB2Marie Costine (Cloyne)
RWB3Hanna Dineen (South Pres)
CB4Mary Joe Ryan (Youghal)
LWB5Sheila Dunne (Canovee)
MF6Betty Sugrue (South Pres)
MF7Anna McAuliffe (Old Als)
MF8Anne Comerford (Watergrasshill) (Capt)
RWF9Pat Moloney (UCC)
CF10Liz Garvan (UCC) (3-6)
LWF11Peggy Dorgan (2-1)
FF12Rose Hennessy UCC)
Substitutes:
CBAnne Crotty 55'
(KILKENNY):
GK1Jo Golden (St Paul’s)
FB2Nuala Durcan (St Paul’s) 21' 50'
RWB3Anne Phelan (St Paul’s)
CB4Mary Kennedy (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) 50'
LWB5Joan Kelly (St Paul’s)
MF6Liz Neary (St Paul’s)
MF7Carmel O'Shea (St Paul’s)
MF8Peggy Carey (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) (1-1)
RWF9Helena O'Neill (St Paul’s)
CF10Ann Carroll (St Paul’s)l (2-1)
LWF11Brenda Cassin (St Paul’s)
FF12Maura Cassin (St Paul’s)
Substitutes:
CBMary Conway (St Paul’s) for Nuala Duncan 21'

MATCH RULES

  • 50 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

See also

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Preceded byAll-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1969All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1932 – presentSucceeded byAll-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1971