There is a proud Camogie Tradition in the Province. Galway took part in the first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final in 1932, which was played in Galway sportsground. It was the only All-Ireland Senior Final to be played outside of Dublin, with Stephen Jordan TD of Athenry as referee, Dublin defeated Galway in wet and windy conditions.

In 1977 Galway took the All-Ireland Minor Title, and since then Galway teams have captured every National Camogie Title and in 1996 Galway made the ultimate breakthrough when the captured the All - Ireland Senior Championship for the first and only time that the Sean O'Duffy came to the province of Connacht.

'Mr. Camogie'

The O'Duffy Cup, which is awarded to the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, is named after Mayo born Sean O'Duffy, a native of Killawalla outside Westport, and who was know and 'Mr. Camogie' in Ireland for many years. Sean O'Duffy worked tirelessly in the development of the Camogie Association and traveled the length and breath of the country in the promotion of the game

Household names in Mayo

Mayo had a good run in the 1950s which culminated with an All-Ireland Final appearance in 1959, when they were guided by that great servant of the Green and Red, P J Hennelly of Manulla. While Camogie is now only played in patches in the county, many of those players involved in that era were prominent names in the county over many years.
The name Josie Ruane became a household one in the country during the dominant era of Mayo in the province. Vera McDonnell, Rose Conway, Julie Delaney, Carmel McHugh, Rose Conway, Marcella McDonnell, the Fitzgeralds sisters of Islandeady, Eileen, Margaret and Florrie Clarke, Bridie Kilroy, The Needham and Coughtar sisters, Mary McGuire were all popular players during the great Mayo era. While grea work was carried out by Gortner Abbey Convent for decades, unfortunately Camogie has been only played on an organised level in very few areas during recent times.

Camogie in Roscommon

1904 saw the foundation of Cumann Camogaiochta na nGael for the purpose of doing for the girls of Ireland what the GAA had begun for the men fold some twenty years previously. Due to the absence of any official records it is difficult to establish the precise date when the game came to be played in Roscommon.
However, as far as can be reliably established the game was being played in the county in 1913 and clubs existed in Athleague, Kilbride, Roscommon town, St Brigid's, Kiltoom, and St Patrick's, Strokestown. The earliest recorded match played was between St Brigid's, Kiltoom and St Patrick's, Strokestown on 12th July, 1913 with St Brigid's emerging as winners on the score like of 4 goals to nil. Records show that Athleague Camogie Club was formed on 26th April 1913 and they were known as 'Athleague Caitilin Ni Houlihain Camoguidheacht Club'.