The 2009

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inter-collegiate

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championship was staged in Cork over the weekend of February 21–22. It was won by

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who defeated the hosts

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in Saturday's semi-final in The Mardyke before denying

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the three-in-a-row in the final by three points in

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24 hours later.2009 final WIT 1–9 UCC 1–6 at

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The Final

Waterford's victory was inspired by a fifth-minute goal from Mullinavat's Michelle Quilty who combined effectively with Wexford duo Stacey Redmond and

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to shoot past Wexford inter-county team-mate Mags Darcy. Waterford led 1–6 to 0–1 at half-time. UCC came back in the second half when they had the breeze with strong performances from Wexford's Mary Leacy and Cork's

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but their goal from another Wexford inter-county player

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10 minutes from the end was not enough.

Shield

Galway's Lorraine Ryan scored 1–8 of NUIG's total in a 1–14 to 2–10 victory over University of Limerick. Edel Maher and Maire O'Neill scored first half goals for Limerick who led 2–7 to 0–4 at half time.

Results

Match Rules *60 minutes *Extra Time if scores level *Maximum of 5 substitutions

References

External links

History of the Ashbourne and Purcell Cups on camogie.ie

Official Camogie Website

On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine
* College website
University College Dublin
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