Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland | National Club Championships 1961

Enda Mulcahy

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Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	1st Round
21.10.1961	Dublin Celtics	31	St. Mary’s Athlone	30
21.10.1961	Belfast Celtic	51	Kickhams Clonmel	32
	Semi-Finals
21.10.1961	Dublin Celtics	41	Curragh Band	21
21.10.1961	Belfast Celtics	37	St. Mary’s Dungannon	26
	Final
21.10.1961	Dublin Celtics	39	Belfast Celtics	33

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Venue

Match	Venue
All Matches	Cathal Brugha Gymnasium, Dublin

National Club Championships 1961

Report

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Dublin Celtics qualified for the European Cup with a 39-33 victory in the National Basketball Championships in Cathal Brugha Gymnasium in Dublin. The quality of play was not of a high standard for a National Competition and it was only the brilliant play of the Dublin team’s veteran, Capt. Pat O’Hara that gave them victory in the Final against their Belfast namesakes. Kickhams Clonmel were the Munster representatives, St. Mary’s Athlone the Connacht representatives, St. Mary’s Dungannon the Ulster Regional representatives, and Curragh Band the Leinster Regional representatives. [1]

References

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Sources

[1] Anon (1961) “NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS” Irish Examiner Monday, October 23, 1961. pg. 10-11

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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