1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the inaugural championship. On 18 July 1974 the Ladies Gaelic Football Association was founded at a meeting held at the Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary. At the meeting it was agreed to establish a senior Ladies' Gaelic football inter-county championship. Eight GAA counties, including Cork, Kerry, Roscommon, Laois, Offaly, Galway, Waterford and Tipperary, subsequently decided to enter the inaugural championship. The four Munster counties also agreed to play in an inaugural Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship. Tipperary won both the Munster and All-Ireland championships, defeating Kerry and Offaly in the respective finals.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Tipperary (1st win) |
| Captain | Kitty Ryan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Offaly |
| Captain | Agnes O'Gorman |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Championship Statistics | |
1975 → | |
Munster Championship
editRound 1
editRound 2
editMunster Final
edit| 15 September 1974 | Tipperary | 2–6;2–5 | Kerry | Kilsheelan |
| Eleanor Carroll (1-?) Mary McGrath (1-?) |
Tipperary qualify for the All-Ireland final.
All-Ireland series
editQuarter finals
edit- Notes
- ^1 Some accounts say Laois played and defeated Roscommon. Others suggest they received a walkover.
Semi-final
edit| 29 September 1974 | Laois | 2–6;3–6 | Offaly | Portlaoise |
Final
edit| 13 October 1974 | Tipperary | 2–3;2–2 | Offaly | Durrow, County Laois |
| 15.30 | Referee: Paul O'Sullivan (Kerry) |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ladies Football in Kerry". ladiesgaelic.ie. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "History – The Beginning". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Story of Tipperary Female Football". ladiesgaelic.ie. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ a b "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The Best All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Finals". www.balls.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.