Kate Wall: 'It is the top grade in Munster club camogie. It should be played in these stadiums'

The Barrs defeated Waterford's De La Salle to claim their first ever Munster senior camogie title

Kate Wall: "It is the stuff you dream of when you are young, playing a Munster final in Semple Stadium." Pic: ©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon

Kate Wall wasn’t too upset when a bird did his business on her last week. She believed it to be good luck. And how right she was.

What she didn’t realise was not alone would St Finbarr’s go on to win their first ever Munster senior camogie club title, but the Cork senior attacker would be the star of the show.

The centre-forward struck 2-4, and all from play, on a dramatic Saturday afternoon.

Her second goal in the 60th minute was the clinching score in getting them over the line, 3-11 to 2-12 against a battling De La Salle.

“A bird shot on me and the girls were saying we are going to win,” she laughed.

“It definitely was a good sign.

“Things come off when you work hard. It was me today. You kind of have to back yourself. It could be Orlaith (Cahalane) and Sorcha (McCartan) any other day.

“Maybe the De La Salle defenders were watching Orlaith and Sorcha, and there was space for me to run through.” 

It is believed this is the first time a Munster senior club camogie final was played in FBD Semple Stadium. The quality, excitement and drama all unfolded on one of the best sports fields in the country.

“The pitch is class, it did make a difference. When you got the ball it was coming up. Playing in Thurles for us was brilliant. It is a Munster final and a big occasion and it should be in Thurles.

“Ourselves and De La Salle deserve it. It is the top grade in Munster club camogie. It should be played in these stadiums. And I just thought the game was so good and that was from both sides. The touch was better and that was because of the surface here.

“With the rain that has fallen, and you can’t really blame anyone, but other pitches are heavy and it makes the game slower and rucks, and nobody wants to see that. I thought the ball moved so fast and it was a really good game of camogie.

“It is special to be here in Thurles. It is the stuff you dream of when you are young, playing a Munster final in Semple Stadium. It doesn’t get much better than that.” 

There is a quick turnaround to the All-Ireland semi-final against Ulster champions Loughgiel Shamrocks next Saturday (November 29). And while Kate says it is a special position to be in, it will present a dilemma for her family as her brother Philip Wall is captain of the Kilbrittain team that takes on Kilrossanty of Waterford in the Munster club JHC final in Mallow on the same day.