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National Camogie League 1996
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Cork (6th title)
Captain Therése O'Callaghan
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1996 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Páirc Uí Rinn.[1][2]

Arrangements

Cork beat Kilkenny 4-9 to 2-8 and the Galway beat Kilkenny 6-13 to 5-12 in the semi-final, a first ever victory by Galway over Kilkenny at senior level. Martina Harkins scored the match clinching goal in the last two minutes.

The Final

Galway managed to core the first two points in the final but Cork replied with 1-4 in a five-minute period, the goal coming from Irene O'Keeffe and led 2-11 to 1-4 at half-time.[3][4][5][6][7] Galway’s last score of the game came ten minutes into the second half. Galway reversed the result in the All-Ireland final three months later.

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Limerick who defeated Down in the final.

Final stages

Cork3-16 – 1-7Galway
Cork:
GK 1 Kathleen Costine (Killeagh)
FB 2 Eithne Duggan (Bishopstown)
RWB 3 Paula Goggins (Inniscarra)
CB 4 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Glen Rovers)
LWB 5 Mags Finn (Fr O'Neill’s)
MF 6 Therése O'Callaghan (Glen Rovers) (Capt)
MF 7 Vivienne Harris (Bishopstown)
MF 8 Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) (0-1)
RWF 9 Denise Cronin (Glen Rovers)
CF 10 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWF 11 Fiona O'Driscoll (Fr O'Neill’s)
FF 12 Lynn Dunlea (Glen Rovers)
Galway:
GK 1 Louise Curry (Pearses)
FB 2 Olive Costello (Sarsfields)
RWB 3 Brigid Kilgannon
CB 4 Rita Coen
LWB 5 Caitríona Finnegan
MF 6 Cora Curley
MF 7 Martina Harkin (Pearses)
MF 8 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh)
RWF 9 Denise Gilligan (Craughwell)
CF 10 Veronica Curtin (Kinvara)
LWF 11 Sharon Glynn (Pearses)
FF 12 Carmel Hannon (Pearses)
Substitutes:
CB Ann Broderick (Davitts) for Curley upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF Emer Hardiman for Martine Harkin upward-facing green arrow 34'

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. ^ National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Evening Echo, June 3, 1996
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, June 3, 1996
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, June 3, 1996
  6. ^ Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 3, 1996
  7. ^ Report of final in Irish News, June 3, 1996
Preceded by National Camogie League
1977 – present
Succeeded by