On
the 14th of September 1947
, Cavan beat Kerry to claim the 61st All Ireland Senior Football Championship title. However this was an All Ireland Final day like no other. The match was not played in Croke Park, in fact, it wasn’t even played on Irish soil.
When did Cavan last win an All-Ireland?
| Cavan Meath 0–9 0–5 | Attendance 62,515 | 1953 → |
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Has Cavan ever won an All-Ireland?
Cavan have the most successful county football team in Ulster, having won the All
-Ireland Senior Football Championship five times
, the Ulster Senior Football Championship 40 times, and the National Football League once.
Who won the All-Ireland in 1947?
| All-Ireland Champions | Winning team Cavan (3rd win) | Captain John Joe O’Reilly | Provincial Champions | Munster Kerry |
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Who has won the most All-Ireland football finals?
| All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | Trophy Sam Maguire Cup | No. of teams 33 | Title holders Tyrone (4th title) | Most titles Kerry (37 titles) |
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How many All Irelands have Mayo lost?
Most notably, Mayo have appeared in
eleven
finals since winning their last title in 1951, losing them all (1989, 1996 after a replay, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 after a replay, 2017, 2020 and 2021); this is the longest unbroken sequence of losing finals in the history of the competition.
How many All Irelands have Meath won?
Meath have contested 16 All-Ireland Football Finals, and have won
7
of them. The winning years were 1949, 1954, 1967, 1987, 1988, 1996 and 1999 while Meath were runners-up in 1895, 1939, 1951, 1952, 1966, 1970, 1990, 1991 and 2001.
How many GAA clubs does Cavan have?
Cavan, the Breffni County has
40 football clubs and 6 affiliated hurling clubs
. The County ground, training centre and administrative headquarters is Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Town.
How many All Irelands have Monaghan won?
The Farney county have
never won an All-Ireland
senior football crown but have lifted the Ulster title on 14 occasion, the last of which came exactly 25 years ago. Fermanagh man Malachy O’Rourke has taken charge of the county team this year and they play in Division Three of the Allianz League.
Who has the most Ulster football titles?
| Ulster Senior Football Championship | Trophy Anglo-Celt Cup | No. of teams 9 | Title holders Tyrone (16th title) | Most titles Cavan (40 titles) |
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Why was the 1947 All Ireland played in New York?
In 1947 the All Ireland Senior Football Final between Cavan and Kerry was played outside Ireland at the Polo Grounds in New York
to mark the centenary of the Great Famine and to acknowledge the large Irish American community
.
What counties have never won an All-Ireland?
Least successful counties
There are eight counties that have never been represented in a Senior All-Ireland Final. These are
Carlow, Fermanagh, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Sligo, Westmeath, Wicklow, and Longford
. Three of these counties, Waterford, Westmeath and Wicklow, have never competed in a semi-final.
Which county has the most GAA clubs?
| Rank Answer % Correct | 1 Cork 99.2% | 2 Dublin 93.6% | 3 Antrim 42.7% | 4 Limerick 31.1% |
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Who has the most Sam Maguires?
As of 2019,
Kerry
have won the Sam Maguire Cup the most – an astonishing 30 times! Dublin have won the cup 15 times, and were the first team to win 5 consecutive years, between 2015 and 2019.
Did Sligo never won the All-Ireland?
Sligo has never appeared in an All-Ireland final
. The 1922 Championship is the closest it has come, defeating Roscommon, Mayo and Galway to win the Connacht title, and beating Tipperary in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final that followed.
What is the Mayo curse?
Mayo have not won the Gaelic football final for 70 years since they beat County Meath. Legend has it that a curse was
placed on the team by an enraged priest after they apparently failed to pay their respects to a funeral they passed on their homecoming journey following the victory.
