All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1985
Winners
ChampionsCrumlin Cuchulainn (Dublin) (1st title)
ManagerJimmy Boggan & Billy Maloney
CaptainYvonne Redmond
Runners-up
Runners-upAthenry (Gal)

The 1985 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Crumlin Cuchulainns from Dublin), who defeated Athenry from Galway in the final, played at O'Toole Park.[1][2] Crumlin fielded half the Dublin team that won the 1984 All-Ireland senior championship.[3]

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Éire Óg and Eglish winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

Galway inter-county star Mary Keane was one of Crumlin’s stars against Athenry in the final.[4][5][6]

Final stages

Crumlin (Du)2-4 – 1-5Éire Óg

Athenry (Gal)5-9 – 3-7Eglish

Crumlin (Du)4-8 – 3-2Athenry (Gal)
Crumlin (Du):
GK1Yvonne Redmond
FB2Anne Byrne
RWB3Ger Brady
CB4Anne Redmond
LWB5Bernie Toner
MF6Cathy Walsh
MF7Mary Mernagh
MF8Ger Byrne
RWF9Aileen Redmond
CF10Mary Keane
LWF11Anna Condon
FF12Barbara Redmond
Athenry (Gal):
GK1Breda Coady
FB2Noreen Treacy
RWB3Una Jordan
CB4Chris Silke
LWB5Mary Bellew
MF6Olive Molloy
MF7Bríd Holland
MF8Anne Coleman
RWF9Madge Hobbins
CF10Teresa Kavanagh
LWF11Anne Morris
FF12Marion Freaney

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. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. Evening Herald Aug 25 2009: '84 legends to be lauded
  4. Report of final in Irish Press, October 28, 1985
  5. Report of final in Irish Independent, October 28, 1985
  6. Report of final in Irish Times, October 28, 1985
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1985
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1985
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1985
  10. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, October 7, 1985
  11. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, October 7, 1985
  12. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, October 7, 1985
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