Kilkenny led 1–2 to 0–3 at half–time and responded to an equalising goal by Pauline McCarthy to eventually win a keenly contested final between two well matched sides.
Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press: This was a game that Limerick could have won had they taken their chances.
Helena O'Neill, now Mrs McCormack, interrupted her honeymoon to take part in the final and played a vital role in her side’s victory, scoring all four point.
The winners’ success was all the more meritorious as they had to field without two of their star players Liz Neary and Angela Downey.
[3] The O'Brien sisters’ brother Jim was an All-Ireland hurler while Vera Mackey also came from a hurling family.