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Camogie team, 1982

Item

Format

JPEG

Title

Camogie team, 1982

Identifier

VH0018

Depiction

Sixteen young women holding camogie sticks, and one young man with a hurley; river, trees and houses in the background.

Description

In 1982 the UCG camogie team competed as usual for the Ashbourne Cup which was won that year by UCD. When this photo was taken, UCG's most recent success had been in 1979, and they were to regain the Cup in 1989, retaining it in 1990. Between 1916, when UCG first entered the competition, and 2023, the Cup has come to the University of Galway 15 times.
The photo appears to have been taken at a training session or perhaps a local match, as it shows considerable variation in the kit worn by the players. It reflects a relatively recent relaxation of the rules: the appropriate wear for women had been a focus of concern in the GAA early in the history of the game. In 1903, the first set of rules dictated that skirts must be no more than 6 inches from the ground. In the 1970s a blouse worn with a skirt, shorts or a divided skirt became officially acceptable.

References

Personal communications:
Elizabeth ('Nellie') Lee and Michael J. Brennan, email, 2020.

Contributor

Elizabeth Lee and Michael J. Brennan

Bibliographic Citation

M.J. Brennan, J. Conroy (2023), ‘Camogie team, 1982’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13614, Archival Record Id VHRS

Spatial Coverage

Unidentified location

Temporal Coverage

1982

Period

1980s

Category

b&w
group
off-campus
outdoors

Subject

University of Galway
Sports
Clubs, societies & unions
Camogie
Sportswomen

Keywords

camogie stick
camán

Language

English
Irish

Publisher

University of Galway Library

Rights

This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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