1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 1974

Championship details
Teams	8
All-Ireland champions
Winners	Tipperary (1st win)
Captain	Kitty Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Offaly
Captain	Agnes O'Gorman
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Championship Statistics
1975 →

The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the inaugural championship. On 18 July 1974 the Ladies Gaelic Football Association was founded at a meeting held at the Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary. At the meeting it was agreed to establish a senior Ladies' Gaelic football inter-county championship. Eight GAA counties, including Cork, Kerry, Roscommon, Laois, Offaly, Galway, Waterford and Tipperary, subsequently decided to enter the inaugural championship. The four Munster counties also agreed to play in an inaugural Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship. Tipperary won both the Munster and All-Ireland championships, defeating Kerry and Offaly in the respective finals.[1][2][3][4][5]

Munster Championship

Round 1

Tipperary v Waterford

Tipperary

3–8;2–6

Waterford

Fethard, County Tipperary

Kerry v Cork

Kerry

defeated

Cork

Round 2

Tipperary v Cork

Tipperary

defeated

Cork

Kerry v Waterford

Kerry

defeated

Waterford

Munster Final

Tipperary v Kerry

15 September 1974	Tipperary	2–6;2–5	Kerry	Kilsheelan
	Eleanor Carroll (1-?) Mary McGrath (1-?)

Tipperary qualify for the All-Ireland final.

Source:[1][2][3]

All-Ireland series

Quarter finals

Laois v Roscommon

Laois

^(Note 1)

Roscommon

Offaly v Galway

Offaly

5–5;1–3

Galway

Kilcormac

Notes

• ^1 Some accounts say Laois played and defeated Roscommon. Others suggest they received a walkover.

Semi-final

Laois v Offaly

29 September 1974

Laois

2–6;3–6

Offaly

Portlaoise

Final

Main article: 1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

Tipperary v Offaly

13 October 1974	Tipperary	2–3;2–2	Offaly	Durrow, County Laois
15.30				Referee: Paul O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Source:[1][2][3][4][5]

References

1. "Ladies Football in Kerry". ladiesgaelic.ie. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
2. "History – The Beginning". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
3. "Story of Tipperary Female Football". ladiesgaelic.ie. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
4. "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
5. "The Best All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Finals". www.balls.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.