▁Park ▁Gal way . ▁ ▁Arr ang ements ▁Le in ster ▁suffered ▁their ▁first ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁surprising ly ▁losing ▁the ▁semi - final ▁Con n acht ▁by ▁ 7 – 3 ▁to ▁ 5 – 1 ▁at ▁Pear se ▁Park . ▁A ▁dram atic ▁late ▁goal ▁by ▁Kath le en ▁Down es ▁helped ▁Mun ster ▁defeat ▁Ul ster ▁by ▁ 4 – 1 ▁to ▁ 2 – 6 ▁at ▁Ros cre a , ▁Mun ster ▁own ▁their ▁first ▁title ▁by ▁ 5 – 2 ▁to ▁ 1 – 0 ▁against ▁Con n acht ▁in ▁heavy ▁rain ▁at ▁Pear se ▁Park . ▁The ▁bre ach ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁domin ance ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁health y ▁development ▁just ▁as ▁interest ▁in ▁inter - pro vin cial ▁cam og ie ▁showed ▁a ▁danger ▁of ▁w an ing . Ag nes ▁H our igan ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Press : ▁As ▁Le in ster ▁won ▁this ▁competition ▁in ▁all ▁previous ▁years ▁since ▁its ▁inaug uration , ▁the ▁tro phy ▁must ▁have ▁new ▁hold ers ▁this ▁season , ▁which ▁is ▁all ▁to ▁the ▁good , ▁for ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁in ▁the ▁cup ▁must ▁eventually ▁have ▁killed ▁the ▁competition ▁from ▁the ▁stand point ▁of ▁public ▁interest . ▁ ▁Final ▁stages ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Cam og ie ▁Association ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁cam og ie ▁ 1 9 6 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Z aw i ya ▁or ▁Z