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He refereed as far as Innisfail Park in New York in 1930 and also refereed a north vs South Dublin Match in 1903.


 * After being released from prison he returned to refereeing, he also returned to playing GAA where he played for Crokes hurling club before prison and St. Finbarrs Hurling club, and Geraldines Football Club after being released.
 * In 1903 he refereed a tournament which was held in Croke Park, Dublin. This tournament was held in aid of the strikers Dependents. He was also one of the stewards who worked at the historic meeting in the Rotunda Winter Games where the The Irish volunteers were formed. He also volunteered to organise the funeral of Rossa O’ Donovan in 1915. He was also often found volunteering in Pheonix park on Sundays.
 * He was foundly know as ‘Mr.Camogie’ and at times was the only male who was at all involved in the running and organisation of the Camogie association.
 * In 1935 at the All-Ireland Camogie convention there was a vote that passed that meant that men would ‘ hencefort be ineligible as delegates to the congress’. Men were however allowed to continue being delegates but only at the provincial level. The only person who was exempt from this ban against men in Camogie was O’ Duffy. This is due to his dedication to the sport over many decades. In 1936 though the Camogie congress passed a rule that resulted in all male referees being banned from involvement in Camogie, this time including O’ Duffy


 * In 1934 the Camogie congress passed a motion which stopped Camogie players from participating in Foreign Games. O’ Duffy who was part of the Camogie association at the time had strong views on this stating it was ‘a crime that girls who should be playing the national game were playing hockey’.
 * He was part of the Camogie association in organising an Inter-county and International competition as part of the Tailteann games in 1924. However due to a dispute only one match was played. Having witnessed the popularity he and the Camogie association supported the 1928 and 1932 Tailteann games.
 * In 1932 the first All -Ireland championship was held. With 10 counties entering, O’ Duffy who helped organise and who donated the cup for the championship. Also had the honour of presenting the cup to Dublin captain Mollie Gill, who was also the president of the Camogie association at the time. The cup would go on to be named the O Duffy Cup and is still used for the Camogie all Ireland to this day.
 * O Duffy spent 75 years promoting the game of Camogie and filled the role of national organiser for most of his life.
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