Cork Senior Camogie Championship
The Cork Senior Camogie Championship is an annual club camogie competition contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the county of Cork in Ireland. The competition winners are decided through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork Camogie. Glen Rovers have been the competition's most successful club with twenty-two victories.
St Finbarr’s are the title-holders, defeating Sarsfields by 1-16 to 0-12 in the 2024 Final.
History
[edit]1930s
[edit]The first Cork Camogie Senior Championship was held in 1932.
1940s
[edit]In 1947 Imokilly won the championship, beating a factory team from Dwyer’s’ Lee Hosiery Company on North Main Street (the factory building now houses Mr. Price on North Main Street and goes through to the Bodega Bar on Cornmarket Street) in the final.[1] The former were the second divisional team to win the title and the latter the last factory team to contest a final.[2]
In 1948, Blackrock won their first title.
1950s
[edit]The Glen Rovers club won its first championship in 1950.
1960s
[edit]Glen Rovers were the dominant team in the 60s, winning seven titles in a row from 1960 to 1967.
1990s
[edit]Glen Rovers were the dominant team in the 90s, starting off the decade by winning the 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 championships.
After the 1993 championship (when the Glen also won the All-Ireland), the Cork Senior Camogie Championship was reorganized into a Senior A Championship with Glen and the Divisional Sides (Seandún, Imokilly, Muskerry and Carbery), and a Senior B Championship with all the other Senior clubs.[3]
The Glen won the first three of these Senior A Championships to make it seven senior titles in a row. They beat Seandún in 1994, 1–14 to 1–9, and also won in 1995 and 1996.
2000s
[edit]Milford were Runner-Up in 2004 and 2009.
2010s
[edit]Milford and Inniscarra were the dominant teams in this decade.
Milford had wins in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. They were also Runners-Up in 2011 and 2016.
Inniscarra had wins in 2010, 2016 (beating Milford, 4–10 to 2–13), 2017 (beating the Glen, 2–13 to 1–10) and 2018 (beating Courcey Rovers). They also lost the final in 2019 (to Sarsfields, 0–15 to 3-09) and the first two finals of the following decade (see below).
2020s
[edit]Inniscarra lost the 2020 final to Courcey Rovers on a score of 1–12 to 5–12. It was Courcey's first victory in the Championship.[4]
The 2021 Senior Camogie Final was contested between Seandún and Inniscarra with the Divisional side running out winners on a score of 2–11 to 0–13.[5]
The 2022 final was contested between Seandún and Sarsfields with the Divisional side running out winners on a score of 2–16 to 1–17. Saint Vincent's Amy O'Connor scored 2–8 on the day and was awarded "player of the match".[6]
In the 2024 championship, the four quarter finals were St. Finbarr's Vs. Inniscarra, Cloughduv v Courcey Rovers, Blackrock Vs. Sarsfields and Glen Rovers Vs. Killeagh.The semi finals were St. Finbarr's Vs. Cloughduv and Sarsfields Vs. Glen Rovers.[7] St. Finbarr's beat Sarsfields in the final at Castle Road.[8]
Roll of honour
[edit]| # | Team | Wins | Runners-Up | Years won | Years Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glen Rovers | 22 | 11 | 1950, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 | 1945, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1980, 1988, 1989, 2017 |
| 2 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 15 | 6 | 1938, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961 | 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 |
| 3 |  Imokilly | 6 | 4 | 1947, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 | 1948, 1996, 2006, 2010 |
| 4 |  Killeagh | 5 | 5 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988 | 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1991 |
| 8 |  Inniscarra | 4 | 6 | 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 2003, 2005, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Milford | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 2004, 2009, 2011, 2016 | |
| Éire Óg | 4 | 3 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985 | 1981, 1983, 1987 | |
 Bishopstown | 4 | 1 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | 1995 | |
| 11 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 3 | 6 | 1969, 1970, 1971 | 1959, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1977 |
| Sarsfields | 3 | 2 | 1989, 2019, 2023 | 2022, 2024 | |
 Cloughduv | 3 | 0 | 2001, 2002, 2005 | ||
| 18 | Lee Hosiery | 2 | 6 | 1937, 1942 | 1934, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1947 |
 St. Finbarr's | 2 | 5 | 2006, 2024 | 1990, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2008 | |
| Blackrock | 2 | 5 | 1948, 1952 | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957 | |
| Seandún | 2 | 3 | 2021, 2022 | 1958, 1994, 2023 | |
| Muskerry | 2 | 2 | 1933, 2007 | 1973, 1974 | |
 Douglas | 2 | 0 | 2008, 2011 | ||
| Saint Aloysius | 2 | 0 | 1932, 1934 | ||
| 24 |  University College Cork | 1 | 7 | 1936 | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975 |
 Fr. O'Neill's | 1 | 4 | 2003 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | |
 St. Catherine’s | 1 | 2 | 2009 | 2012, 2015 | |
| Courcey Rovers | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2018 | |
 Carrigdhoun | 1 | 0 | 2004 | ||
| Mayfield | 1 | 0 | 1935 | ||
| 32 | Na Piarsaigh | 0 | 3 | 1982, 1984, 1993 | |
| Ballincollig | 0 | 1 | 2013 | ||
 Barryroe | 0 | 1 | 2000 | ||
| Cara Cliodhna | 0 | 1 | 1933 | ||
| Clan Eimear | 0 | 1 | 1942 | ||
| Cobh | 0 | 1 | 1932 | ||
| Father Mathew Hall | 0 | 1 | 1935 | ||
| Hillside | 0 | 1 | 1936 |
List of finals
[edit]| Munster and All-Ireland winners | |
| Munster winners and All-Ireland finalists | |
| Munster winners |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Winning captain | Referee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |||
| 1932 | Saint Aloysius | 2-03 | Cobh | 0-02 | ||
| 1933 | Muskerry | 5-01 | Cara Cliodhna | 3-01 | Nora Kelleher | |
| 1934 | Saint Aloysius | 3-02 | Lee Hosiery | 1-00 | ||
| 1935 | Mayfield | 7-02 | Fr. Matthew Hall | 1-00 | Kitty Cotter | |
| 1936 | UCC | 7-00 | Hillside | 1-00 | Lil Kirby | |
| 1937 | Lee Hosiery | 4-00 | UCC | 1-03 | Mary Valley | |
| 1938 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 4-02 | UCC | 4-00 | Renee Fitzgerald | |
| 1939 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 3-00 | UCC | 1-00 | ||
| 1940 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 8-03 | Lee Hosiery | 1-01 | ||
| 1941 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 5-01 | Lee Hosiery | 0-01 | ||
| 1942 | Lee Hosiery | 3-04 | Clan Eimear | 2-02 | ||
| 1943 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 6-01 | Lee Hosiery | 2-01 | ||
| 1944 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 7-06 | Lee Hosiery | 3-02 | ||
| 1945 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 4-02 | Glen Rovers | 0-00 | ||
| 1946 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 3-02 | Glen Rovers | 0-02 | ||
| 1947 | Imokilly | 10-02 | Lee Hosiery | 1-00 | ||
| 1948 | Blackrock | 3-02 | Imokilly | 2-02 | Mary Delea | |
| 1949 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 4-02 | Glen Rovers | 4-00 | ||
| 1950 | Glen Rovers | 3-02 | Blackrock | 1-02 | Siobhan O’Brien | |
| 1951 | Glen Rovers | 2-03 | Blackrock | 0-03 | ||
| 1952 | Blackrock | 4-02 | Glen Rovers | 1-00 | ||
| 1953 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 5-01 | Blackrock | 2-03 | ||
| 1954 | Glen Rovers | 4-02 | Blackrock | 2-00 | ||
| 1955 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 2-02 | Glen Rovers | 2-01 | ||
| 1956 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 1-00 | Glen Rovers | 0-01 | ||
| 1957 | Glen Rovers | 4-02 | Blackrock | 2-00 | ||
| 1958 | Glen Rovers | 6-04 | Seandún | 1-01 | ||
| 1959 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 4-01 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 1-01 | ||
| 1960 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 3-03 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 3-01 | ||
| 1961 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 4-01 | Glen Rovers | 1-02 | ||
| 1962 | Glen Rovers | 7-07 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 0-02 | ||
| 1963 | Glen Rovers | 5-03 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 4-01 | ||
| 1964 | Glen Rovers | 4-04 | UCC | 2-01 | ||
| 1965 | Glen Rovers | 5-04 | UCC | 1-02 | ||
| 1966 | Glen Rovers | 3-09 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 1-02 | ||
| 1967 | Glen Rovers | 7-07 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 1-01 | ||
| 1968 | Glen Rovers | 7-11 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 2-03 | ||
| 1969 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 2-02 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 1-02 | Mary Crowley | |
| 1970 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 3-04 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 1-07 | ||
| 1971 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 3-03 | Saint Aloysius (Past Pupils) | 2-01 | ||
| 1972 | Imokilly | 1-05 | UCC | 0-05 | ||
| 1973 | Imokilly | 3-05 | Muskerry | 3-02 | ||
| 1974 | Imokilly | 4-04 | Muskerry | 2-02 | ||
| 1975 | Imokilly | 7-13 | UCC | 1-02 | ||
| 1976 | Imokilly | 10-15 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 1-02 | ||
| 1977 | Éire Óg | 3-10 | South Presentation (Past Pupils) | 2-01 | Marion McCarthy–Reck | |
| 1978 | Éire Óg | 3-08 | Killeagh | 3-06 | ||
| 1979 | Éire Óg | 3-06 | Killeagh | 1-04 | ||
| 1980 | Killeagh | 4-09 | Glen Rovers | 1-04 | Breda Landers | |
| 1981 | Killeagh | 3-06 | Éire Óg | 1-05 | ||
| 1982 | Killeagh | 5-12 | Na Piarsaigh | 3-07 | ||
| 1983 | Glen Rovers | 3-07 | Éire Óg | 1-04 | Anne Delaney | |
| 1984 | Killeagh | 0-09 | Na Piarsaigh | 0-03 | ||
| 1985 | Éire Óg | 3-07 | Killeagh | 1-08 | ||
| 1986 | Glen Rovers | 4-05 | Killeagh | 2-04 | ||
| 1987 | Glen Rovers | 2-09 | Éire Óg | 0-09 | ||
| 1988 | Killeagh | 3-13 | Glen Rovers | 4-07 | ||
| 1989 | Sarsfields | 3-08 | Glen Rovers | 1-11 | ||
| 1990 | Glen Rovers | 4-14 | St Finbarr's | 2-06 | ||
| 1991 | Glen Rovers | 1-05 | Killeagh | 0-03 | ||
| 1992 | Glen Rovers | 1-12 | St Finbarr's | 1-04 | ||
| 1993 | Glen Rovers | 5-18 | Na Piarsaigh | 0-03 | ||
| 1994 | Glen Rovers | 1-14 | Seandún | 1-09 | ||
| 1995 | Glen Rovers | 2-13 | Bishopstown | 2-07 | ||
| 1996 | Glen Rovers | 2-08 | Imokilly | 2-05 | ||
| 1997 | Bishopstown | 3-06 | Fr. O'Neill's | 0-06 | Eithne Duggan | |
| 1998 | Bishopstown | 2-10 | Fr. O'Neill's | 1-10 | ||
| 1999 | Bishopstown | 1-08 | Fr. O'Neill's | 1-05 | ||
| 2000 | Bishopstown | 2-13 | Barryroe | 1-04 | ||
| 2001 | Cloughduv | Fr. O'Neill's | ||||
| 2002 | Cloughduv | St Finbarr's | ||||
| 2003 | Fr. O'Neill's | 3-13 | Inniscarra | 3-08 | Fiona O’Driscoll | |
| 2004 | Carrigdhoun | Milford | ||||
| 2005 | Cloughduv | 3-10 | Inniscarra | 1-07 | Aoife Murray | |
| 2006 | St Finbarr's | Imokilly | ||||
| 2007 | Muskerry | St Finbarr's | ||||
| 2008 | Douglas | St Finbarr's | ||||
| 2009 | St Catherine's | 1-12 | Milford | 0-12 | Faith Noonan | Collette O’Mahony |
| 2010 | Inniscarra | 1-08 | Imokilly | 1-07 | ||
| 2011 | Douglas | 1-09 | Milford | 0-11 | ||
| 2012 | Milford | 5-15 | St Catherine's | 0-05 | ||
| 2013 | Milford | 5-17 | Ballincollig | 0-07 | ||
| 2014 | Milford | 2-17 | Inniscarra | 0-08 | ||
| 2015 | Milford | 2-15 | St Catherine's | 0-09 | Sarah Sexton | |
| 2016 | Inniscarra | 4-10 | Milford | 2-13 | Joanne Casey | |
| 2017 | Inniscarra | 2-13 | Glen Rovers | 1-10 | ||
| 2018 | Inniscarra | 1-13 | Courcey Rovers | 0-05 | Treasa McCarthy | |
| 2019 | Sarsfields | 3-09 | Inniscarra | 0-15 | ||
| 2020 | Courcey Rovers | 5-12 | Inniscarra | 1-12 | Karyn Keohane | |
| 2021 | Seandún | 2-11 | Inniscarra | 0-13 | Lauren Homan | [5] |
| 2022 | Seandún | 2-16 | Sarsfields | 1-17 | Susan-Kate Brosnan | [6] |
| 2023 | Sarsfields | 1-11 | Seandún | 0-09 | Niamh O’Callaghan | [9] |
| 2024 | St Finbarr's | 1-16 | Sarsfields | 0-12 | Stephanie Punch | John Horgan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kieran's Our City, Our Town, 3 January 2019". kieranmccarthy.ie. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Íde Bean Uí Shé – The Cork woman who saw participation in Camogie as a step towards achieving equality for women in the male dominated Ireland of the 1940s". dodonovan.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Glen Rovers and Seandún served up a classic Cork camogie final in 1994 with sisters on opposite sides". The Evening Echo. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Courcey Rovers Release '21 Years Of Hurt' To Win First Cork Title". Balls.ie. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Amy O'Connor the hero as sensational Seandún claim Cork camogie crown". The Irish Examiner. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b "O'Connor inspires as Seandún edge thrilling Cork camogie decider". The Irish Examiner. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Blackrock knock out Seandún as Cork camogie quarter-final draw is made". The Evening Echo. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "St Finbarr's dethrone Sarsfields to win first Cork camogie title since 2006". The Evening Echo. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Six goals as Sarsfields edge out St Catherine's to reach camogie final". www.echolive.ie. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.