1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final
The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the first All-Ireland final. It featured Tipperary and Offaly. Tipperary won the final by 2–3 to 2–2. Towards the end of the first half, Tipperary were leading by 1–2 to 0–0. However within minutes of the restart Offaly took the lead with a goal. Tipperary came back and, with about eight minutes to go, went ahead with a point from a free. Brendan Martin, a pioneering organiser of ladies' Gaelic football in both Offaly and Dublin, provided a trophy and it was presented to the Tipperary captain, Kitty Ryan, by the Offaly captain, Agnes O'Gorman. The trophy subsequently became known as the Brendan Martin Cup. Route to the Final Match info Panels Tipperary Trainer John Elmer Selectors Tom Donovan, Teddy Keane Players Margaret Carroll (Ardfinnan), Sally Clohessy (Moycarkey), Ann Croke (Mullinahone), Majella Sweeney (Newcastle), Ena Hackett (Newcastle), Tina Flynn (Ardfinnan), Betty Looby (Golden), Catherine Keane (Mullinahone), Eileen Dudley (Cashel/Golden), Susan O'Gorman (Ardfinnan), Josephine Keane (Mullinahone), Eleanor Carroll (Ardfinnan), Lillian Gorey (Killusty/St. Bridgets), Kitty Ryan (c) (Ardfinnan), Mary McGrath (Emly), Mary Power (Mullinahone), Nora Moran (Newcastle), Mary Lonergan (Emly), Mary Burke (Emly), Alice Morris (Moycarkey), Cait O'Dwyer (Moycarkey), Ann Clohessy (Moycarkey), Marian Bryan (Moycarkey), Ann Bryan (Moycarkey), G Ryan (Cappawhite), B Butler (Cappawhite), Noreen Blake (Golden), Katherine Keane (Mullinahone) References Ladies} All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship finals Tipperary county ladies' football team matches Offaly county ladies' football team matches All-Ireland