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Camogie, 1940s

Pauline Hopkins

County senior camogie champion with Fohenagh, 1947

Summary

Pauline Hopkins scored the goal midway through the second half that put Fohenagh a point up, in the 1947 county final at UCG Park, where Fohenagh beat Erin's Hope 3-1 to 3-0 (A History of Fohenagh, Tony O'Gorman, p.146)[1]. The Connacht Tribune of 2 November 1946 named her as P. Hopkins for Fohenagh[2].

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“A thriller at Caltra decided by one late goal[2].”

Courtesy of Irish Newspaper Archives

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“A 'lucky' one-point win, the paper admits, with Rita Clinton the star at centrefield[3].”

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References

  1. A History of Fohenagh (Tony O'Gorman) · ch.17 · p.146
  2. Caltra 1-0, Fohenagh nil, Connacht Tribune · 2 Nov 1946 · p.15 · INA
  3. Fohenagh 2-3, Ballinasloe M.H. 2-2, Connacht Tribune · 30 Aug 1947 · p.19 · INA

From A History of Fohenagh by Tony O'Gorman

About the book. Published by Fohenagh Community Council. Ask locally for a copy; a copy is held by the National Library of Ireland.

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