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tournament for the top teams in

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Pre-match

Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland football titles, having beaten

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at America's

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and beaten

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Match summary

Meath led 0–7 to 0–3 at half-time and were able to retain this four-point lead to the end, despite six points by Cavan's Peter Donahue.''High Ball'' magazine, issue #6, 1998.

References

{{All-Ireland Senior Football Championship All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Cavan county football team matches Meath county football team matches