All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1968
| Championship Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | ||
| Counties | ||
| Sponsor | ||
| All Ireland Champions | ||
| Winners | Wexford (1st title) | |
| Captain | Mary Walsh | |
| Manager | Theresa Murphy | |
| All-Ireland Runners-up | ||
| Runners-up | Cork | |
| Anna Crotty | ||
| Manager | ||
| Matches played | ||
The 1968 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1968 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Wexford who defeated Cork by a three-point margin in the final.
Dublin’s 2–3 to 1–3 defeat by Kilkenny at Parnell Park on June 23, 1968 was their first defeat in a Leinster championship match since July 1936, when they lost to Louth. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press
Kilkenny earned the unexpected victory and the right to meet Wexford in the Leinster final because they were the more alert side all through, faster to the ball and always showed the greater dash. Dublin played with the wind in the opening half, and though they had more of the play, it was Kilkenny who made the better use of fewer chances to lead by 2–0 to 0–1 at the interval, with goals from Breda Kinsella and Teasie O'Neill to Maureen Brennan’s Dublin point. The winners increased their lead soon after the restart, when Ann Carroll pointed from a 30, but Dublin now rallied. Judy Doyle took a neat pass from Anne McAllister to score a good goal. Kilkenny again attacked and after failing on two 30’s had a vital point by Breda Kinsella. Dublin switched Kitty Murphy to right wing and Maureen Brennan to midfield and staged a late rally that brought points from Kitty Murphy and Kit Kehoe to reduce the margin to two points. Kilkenny had the last word, however, when Ann Carroll landed a long range point to clinch victory. It was Dublin’s first defeat in this competition since they lost to Louth in July 1936.
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