The 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the eleventh All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the
1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county
Gaelic football
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tournament for the top teams in
Ireland
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Dublin, who led 1-6 to 0-3 at the interval, were the winners, with
Joe Ledwidge scoring both goals. The captain of the winning team was
Matt Rea.
At this time, club teams represented their counties with the
Geraldines
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club representing Dublin and Waterford represented by the Erin's Hope club of
Dungarvan
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It was the fifth of six All-Ireland football titles won by Dublin in the 1890s.
References
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final
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals
Dublin county football team matches
Waterford county football team matches