Naomh Brid Take Camogie Title

Sunday 15.09.2024

Camogie

After two excellent battles in the junior league this year, Naomh Bríd and Omagh St Enda’s met at Eglish for the league final. This is the first Omagh senior side in many years to compete at this level and they brought a young, but very skilful set of players.

County captain Siobhan Donnelly took the first score for the loughshore side which was levelled shortly afterwards by her county teammate, but today’s opposition, Áine Cunningham. Cunningham put Omagh in front with a converted free before Donnelly passed the ball to Lauren Fitzgerald to bring the sides level again.

The young captain Mollie O’Hanlon displayed some excellent defending which allowed player of the final Cunningham to take the first of many goals of the final, putting Omagh four in front.

This encouraged Brocagh into action and Fitzgerald netted from Una McCann’s free, closely followed by another for Sally McCann and then Fitzgerald once again in a matter of minutes.

Donnelly pointed and McCann scored to send Brocagh into a lead of nine points. The young Omagh side showed their grit and Shauna McCrory scored two goals in quick succession, the second of which from a free seemed to catch Brocagh unprepared. However Brocagh rallied again and by half time they had established an impressive 5-5 to 3-3 lead.

In the second half the game became more physical and Omagh were able to create and convert more scores. Brocagh were able to hold onto the lead in a very entertaining game of camogie. The two sides will do it all again next week as they are drawn together in the semi final of the Junior Championship.

Result: Brocagh 5-10 (25) Omagh 4-6 (18)

Omagh: K Corcoran, L O’Hanlon, Mollie O’Hanlon, Megan O’Hanlon, C McGinn, U Mc Crory, C O’Brien, S Mc Menamin, C O’Reilly, E Cunningham, Áine Cunningham, S Cassidy, A Kelly, S Mc Crory, S Keyes, O McNamee, S Mc Cusker, O Lagan, Ann Cunningham

Brocagh: H Croucher, C Ballentine, M Donnelly, M Duffy, C Quinn, G McDonald, L McNally, U McCann, A Quinn, S Donnelly, C Canavan, R O’Neill McKee, L Fitzgerald, S McCann, M O’Neill, N Corr, E Duffy, S Duffy, C Mallon, G McAllister