| 1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship | |
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| Header1: | Championship details |
| Label2: | Dates |
| Label3: | Teams |
| Header4: | All-Ireland Champions |
| Label5: | Winning team |
| Data5: | Dublin (8th win) |
| Label6: | Captain |
| Label7: | Manager |
| Header8: | All-Ireland Finalists |
| Label9: | Losing team |
| Data9: | Kerry |
| Label10: | Captain |
| Label11: | Manager |
| Header12: | Provincial Champions |
| Label13: | Munster |
| Data13: | Kerry |
| Label14: | Leinster |
| Data14: | Dublin |
| Label15: | Ulster |
| Data15: | Down |
| Label16: | Connacht |
| Data16: | Mayo |
The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 16 September 1979, Dublin won the championship following a 0-10 to 1-6 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their eighth All-Ireland title and their first title in twenty championship seasons.[1]
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Semi-Finals
Final
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
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Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Quarter Final Down beat New York Semi-Finals
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