Kilkenny-led Carrick school secure All-Ireland senior camogie spoils

After a cracking drawn game on the previous Saturday, where they were caught on the line in their quest for victory, Scoil Mhuire Greenhill Carrick-on-Suir led from pillar to post in last Thursday’s replay in SETU Carlow to collect the Allianz Mary Moran Cup for the first time.

Kilkenny under-17 vice-captain Grace Farrell emerged as the player of the match, her accuracy during the second and fourth quarters, with seven points in total, edging her team over the line with great support from her Piltown clubmate Ruby Norris.

Unusually, for a Tipperary based school, this panel was made up of 29 girls from Kilkenny, along with five girls from Waterford.

The Kilkenny girls come from Piltown, Mooncoin and Windgap.

The Carrick defence was caught out badly for the first Presentation Wexford goal which Car O’Shaughnessy one handed to the net after fifteen minutes of play.

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The second was a shot from 40 metres out by Isabella Canning in the 25th minute, that went all the way to the net.

Nevertheless the Carrick girls were able to absorb both hits and lead at the break.

They forced the dangerous Emma McCarthy to play further out the field as the game progressed foraging for possession with Isabella Canning and that of course curbed the goal threat posed by Presentation Wexford.

Scoil Mhuire set their stall out early and took a lead of 0-4 to 0-1 by the midway point of the first half.

Moya Egan and Mekdes Harte exchanged points to start the scoring before Ruby Norris with two scores and Grace Farrell opened a gap. A long delivery from Isabella Canning then caught the Carrick defence napping and Cara O’Shaughnessy stole in for an easy goal.

However, Scoil Mhuire responded well with points each from Emily Cooney, Molly Quinn and Farrell (45) over the next seven minutes.

Then came the Canning goal from distance, but Carrick kept the pressure on and Farrell pointed twice from frees. At the other end, goalie Rachel Tennyson pulled off an excellent save to deny a third goal, but Emma McCarthy tapped over for a half-time score of 0-9 to 2-2.

McCarthy’s free in the 36th minute was the only score of the third quarter as Presentation applied plenty of pressure with little return.

Carrick lost their free taker, centre forward Emily Cooney with a knee injury in the 44th minute ,a huge blow at the time.

Bláthnaid Keane started the final quarter with an inspirational run and score for Carrick.

Although Isabella Canning responded with a point in the 51st minute, that would be Presentation’s final score and Carrick closed the game out at the back, while two frees from Farrell pushed them into the lead. Her final score, when she took a pass from Ruby Norris, forced Wexford to go for goal.

They didn’t manage to get close and Carrick held out for a first title.

Teams and Scorers

Scoil Mhuire Greenhill Carrick On Suir: Grace Farrell 0-7, 5fs, Ruby Norris 0-2, Emily Cooney, Mollie Quinn, Moya Egan and Blathnaid Keane 0-1 each

Presentation Wexford: I Canning 1-1, C O’Shaughnessy 1-0, E McCarthy 0-2, 1f, M Harte 0-1

Scoil Mhuire Greenhill Carrick On Suir: Rachel Tennyson (Piltown), Eilish Norris (Clonea), Katelyn Moore (Piltown), Áine Hogan (Mooncoin), Mollie Quinn (Mooncoin), Amy Lynch (Clonea), Cliodhna Malone (Piltown), Ava Sutton (Mooncoin)(J.C.), Sarah Connolly (Clonea), Bláthnaid Keane (Mooncoin), Emily Cooney (Mooncoin), Ruby Norris (Piltown), Ríona Shankey (Portlaw), Grace Farrell (Piltown), Moya Egan (Windgap).

Subs: Emma O’Shea (Piltown)for Á Hogan (37 mins), Laura Doyle (Windgap). for E Cooney (44 mins), Saoirse Barry (Piltown) for R Shankey (55 mins).

Presentation SS Wexford: R Kelly, S Ryan, A Firman, E Moran, M Laffan, L Donohoe, S Ferguson, R O’Meara, L Goggins, C Byrne, I Canning, G Goggins, M Harte, E McCarthy, C O’Shaughnessy.

Subs: R Doyle for L Donohue (22 mins), A Power for M Harte (56 mins).

Referee: Brian Deering (Carlow)