First-time winners at Cumann na mBunscol finals

The finals of the Clare Cumann na mBunscol indoor camogie and hurling competitions were staged in Cratloe on Wednesday.
As was the case last year, two new schools were added to the roll of honour. This brings to seven in camogie and nine in hurling the number of different schools that have been victorious since the inception of the competitions in 2000.
There were some tremendous contests in both competitions in the past number of weeks. 
The camogie competition comprised 32 teams and the group winners were Inagh/Cloonanaha, Quin, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, Ennis NS, Clonlara, Kilnamona and Feakle. Kilnamona and Feakle progressed to the final.
Thirty-three teams signed up for the hurling competition group stages. The group winners were Inagh/Cloonanaha, Barefield, Ennis CBS, Kilmurry, Clarecastle, Cratloe, Clooney, Clonlara and Feakle. Clonlara and Cratloe were involved in a play-off to see who would progress to the second round proper. Clonlara won that particular game before Kilmurry and Barefield emerged to contest the final.

Kilnamona 5  Feakle 3
Kilnamona had a well-deserved victory in this keenly contested camogie final for girls up to fifth class.
The winners stormed into the game in the first half and were first to score. At at half-time they led by three goals to two. Feakle, who were contesting the final for the second year in a row, upped their performance early in the second half and rattled in a goal to bring the teams level.
It was nip and tuck for the next few exchanges but Kilnamona found an extra gear and added two more scores to seal victory and their first title in this competition. Chloe O’Neill (4) and Nicola O’Neill were their scorers. 

Kilnamona: Nicola O’Neill, Roísín Longe, Ruth Crowe, Sarah Cotter, Aoibheann Hogan, Andrea O’Keeffe, Teresa O’Keeffe, Sinéad Power, Freya Rynne, Chloe McNamara, Michaela Roughan, Róisín Clancy, Chloe O’Neill, Laoise Ryan.
Feakle: Laura McGrath, Aoife Walsh, Evelyn Duggan, Aoife Tuohy, Jacinta McDonnell, Eileen Daly, Aedamar Smyth, Hannah Purcell, Robyn Conway, Emma Walsh, Grace McMahon, Róisín Tuohy, Stacey Loughnane, Rosa Carroll.

Kilmurry 5   Barefield 2
The hurling final was a tremendous contest for boys up to fourth class. Kilmurry were quickest out of the blocks and rattled in a couple of early goals to set themselves up for victory. By half-time they had a lead of four goals to nil. Barefield, who had also reached the final for the first time, put up a brave performance in the second half and banged in a goal after the restart. There was some resolute defending from both sides and the teams traded goals near the end to complete the scoring.
Kilmurry’s goals came from Tiernan Agnew, Cillian Custy, Padraic Hassett, Ethan Slater and Eoin O’Grady, with Barefield’s replies coming from Eoghan Thynne and Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Kilmurry: Ciaran Hassett, Christopher Carey, Aidan Gallagher, Tiarnan Agnew, Cillian Custy, Padraic Hassett, Cathal Roche, Ethan Slater, Gearóid Wallace, Thomas Freeman, Evan Kinnane, Eoin O’Grady, Tommy Walsh.
Barefield: Eoghan Thynne, Eoghan O’Sullivan, Conor Kearns, Conor Breathnach, Darragh O’Shea, Luke Carmody, Ronan Collins, Eoin Corbet, Stephen Knox, James Whelan, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jack O’Donnell.