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The 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the first All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 
1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first edition of GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 12 counties of Ireland. The tournament featured club teams who represented their respective counties ...
, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. Limerick were the winners. It was the first of two All-Ireland football titles for Limerick - the other coming in 1896
Events
January–March
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In 2005, a gold medal won by the final's man-of-the-match Malachi O'Brien fetched €26,500 (three times its guide price) at London auction house Sotheby's
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. It is believed to be the oldest All-Ireland football medal in existence. The ''Limerick Leader
The ''Limerick Leader'' is a weekly local newspaper in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 1889. The newspaper is headquartered on Glentworth Street in the City.
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'' purchased the medal and said it intended to display it in Limerick.
References
* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). * {{All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Gaelic football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Limerick county football team matches Louth county football team matches