Gael Linn Cup 1957
Winners
ChampionsLeinster (2nd title)
Runners-up
Runners-upMunster
Other
Matches played3

The 1957 Gael Linn Cup is a representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Leinster, who defeated Munster in the final, played at Cahir.[1][2]

Arrangements

Munster defeated Connacht, 2–1 to 1–2, and Leinster defeated Ulster 4–0 to 2–0 at Parnell Park in the semi-finals.. On a miserably cold and wet afternoon in Cahir, Leinster won their second title by 5–1 to 3–1.[3][4][5][6][7] It was a step in securing the future of the fledgeling competition. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

It was only in the last five minutes that Leinster got on top in a game which produced play of a high standard despite an almost continuous downpour. The standard of play and the opportunity to see players who would not have the opportunity to play in an Al-Ireland final were enough to silence those who doubted the wisdom of inter-provincial camogie.

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Final stages

Leinster5–1 – 3–1Munster

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Leinster:
GK1Kathleen Woods (Louth)
FB2May Kavanagh (Wicklow)
RWB3Vera Lee (Kildare)
CB4Agnes Kavanagh (Wicklow)
LWB5May Kavanagh (Dublin)
MF6Bríd Reid (Dublin) (0–1)
MF7Annette Corrigan (captain) (Dublin)
MF8Anna May Brennan (Laois)
RWF9Mary O'Sullivan (Dublin) (1–0)
CF10Annie Donnelly (Dublin) (2–0)
LWF11Una O'Connor (Dublin) (1–0)
FF12Jean Hannon (Wicklow) (1–0)
Munster:
GK1Catherine Carroll (Tipperary)
FB2Betty Walsh (Cork)
RWB3Bridie Lucey (Cork)
CB4Teresa Murphy (Cork)
LWB5Josie McNamara (Waterford)
MF6Terry Griffin (Tipperary)
MF7Anna Crotty (Cork)
MF8Mary Nugent (Waterford)
RWF9Noreen Duggan (Cork) (2–0)
CF10Mary England (Tipperary)
LWF11Mona Joyce (Cork) (1–1)
FF12Kathleen Griffin (Tipperary)

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 18 November 1957
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 18 November 1957
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 18 November 1957
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 18 November 1957
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 18 November 1957
  8. Report of final in Irish Press, 18 November 1957
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