National_Camogie_League

National Camogie League

National Camogie League

Camogie championship

The National Camogie League,[1] known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Camogie Leagues,[2] is a competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability. It was first played in 1976 for a trophy donated by Allied Irish Banks when Tipperary beat Wexford in a replayed final. Division Two (originally the National Junior League) was inaugurated in 1979 and won by Kildare.[3]

Quick Facts Irish, Founded ...

The first two National League competitions started in the autumn and finished in the spring of 1976–77 and 1977–78 respectively. Since then the competition has been completed within the calendar year. The 2001 final was not played until October because of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak earlier in the year. From 1980 to 2005 the National League was divided into two sections – Senior and Junior. Reserve teams from the leading counties were allowed enter the Junior League after 1982. The current structure with Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 was introduced in 2006. A one-day blitz competition for fifth tier counties, Division 5, was organised in 2008 and 2009. The second division was known for a period as Division 1B and the third Division was Division 2, they have been reallocated for reasons of consistency in the records below.

The current holders are Tipperary who defeated Galway in the 2024 final.

Roll of honour

More information County, Wins ...
  • Tournament unfinished in 2020.

National Camogie League Finals

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Lower division finals

Junior National League / Division 2

Dublin All-Ireland medal-holder, Eileen Bourke presented Corn de Búrca for the Junior National League in memory of her sister, Joan who served as secretary of Leinster Colleges Council.[19]

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

Division 5 was run as a one-day blitz competition. It was discontinued in 2010 with the introduction of a championship structure for the All Ireland Junior B grade (Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup).

References

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    Pádraig Puirséil: Scéal na Camógaíochta (1984)
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    2007 final Cork 3-8 Wexford 2-10 report in 2007 Irish Independent
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    2011 final Wexford 3-10 Galway 0-10 report on RTE Online
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    Attendance at the 2011 final was 4,180
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