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.
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.
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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