[1][2][3][4][5][6] Dublin were in isolation from the camogie establishment, the sole remaining members of the "old association" since mid-1939 but one Dublin club had affiliated to the central Council of the Camogie Association and represented the county, Great Southern Railway, which had two young players who were to become the leading exponents of the game in their generation, Kathleen Cody and Kathleen Mills.
Four points from Kathleen Cody and goals from Sheila Cunningham, Laura Blunn and May Neville helped Dublin to a 3–4 to 1–4 semi-final victory over Cavan in the replay at Inchicore.
"the Irish Independent reported, referee Peg Morris had difficulty controlling a game which also produced the unedifying spectacle of girls indulging in fisticuffs.
Dublin full-back Tess Leahy, was the first Kilkenny woman to play in an All-Ireland final.
Her brother, Terry, scored the winning point for Kilkenny in the 1947 All-Ireland hurling final.