1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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The 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 52nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county
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 ki ...
tournament for the top teams in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
. Kerry had to play without their
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Sean Brosnan who had a heavy cold. Dan Spring (later TD, and father of
Tánaiste The Tánaiste ( , ) is the deputy head of the government of Ireland and thus holder of its second-most senior office. The Tánaiste is appointed by the President of Ireland on the advice of the Taoiseach. The current office holder is former Tao ...
Dick Spring Dick Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North from 1981 to 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997 ...
) scored both Kerry goals. Meath rued their missed chances - they shot 11 wides. It was the fifth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1930s. This was the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Meath. To avoid a colour clash, Kerry wore the red and white of Dingle, the county champions at the time."Kerry Colours", The Kerryman, 05/12/1953, 9.14


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