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The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the third year in succession by St Paul’s from Kilkenny, who defeated Bellaghy from Derry in the final, played at Bellaghy .

Arrangements

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

The Final

Helena O'Neill scored three goals in St Paul’s victory over Bellaghy who had seven Derry county players on their team together with Teresa Cassidy, the former Antrim All-Ireland goalkeeper. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

After an uncertain start they gave a magnificent display of camogie before what was, very fittingly, the biggest crowd ever mustered for one of these club championship finals.

Provincial stages

Final stages

St Paul’s (Kilkrnny)

Bellaghy (Der)

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. Report of final in Irish Press, 29 March 1971 competition of 1970
4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 29 March 1971 competition of 1970
5. Report of final in Irish Times, 29 March 1971 competition of 1970
6. Irish Press 1931-1995, Monday, 14 December 1970; Page: 16
7. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, 2 September 1970
8. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, 2 September 1970
9. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, 2 September 1970
10. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, 9 September 1970
11. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, 9 September 1970
12. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, 9 September 1970

External links

• Camogie Association

• 1970 in camogie
• All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship seasons
• 1970 in Northern Ireland sport