The 1949
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of Ireland's premier
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
knock-out competition.
Meath won their first title.
Ending Cavan's bid for 3 in a row.
Results
Connacht Senior Football Championship
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Leinster Senior Football Championship
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Munster Senior Football Championship
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Ulster Senior Football Championship
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
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Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
beat
Kerry for the first time ever.
* For the second time in history
Meath Meath may refer to:
General
* County Meath, Republic of Ireland
**Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
** Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
** Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cath ...
had played
Louth 3 times it previously happened in 1919.
* The All Ireland semi-final between
Meath Meath may refer to:
General
* County Meath, Republic of Ireland
**Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
** Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
** Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cath ...
and
Mayo was their first championship meeting.
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Meath Meath may refer to:
General
* County Meath, Republic of Ireland
**Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
** Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
** Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cath ...
are All Ireland Champions for the first time.
References
{{All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship