1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

Year:	1947
Team:	Cavan
Titles:	3rd
Team2:	Kerry
Leinster:	Meath
Munster:	Kerry
Ulster:	Cavan
Connacht:	Roscommon
Next:	1948

The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 61st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

The Munster final between Cork & Kerry became a start of common Cork-Kerry Munster finals until 1990 expect 4.

Cavan were the winners.^{[1] [2] [3]} All Ireland final in New York ending Kerry's All Ireland title.

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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See main article: 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The Dungannon Fields are named O'Neill Park after Hugh O'Neill.
• The All Ireland final, Cavan vs Kerry was played in New York City, in the United States of America, the last time played outside Croke Park, Dublin and only played outside Ireland.
• Kerry goalkeeper Dan O'Keeffe is the first Gaelic Football player attempting to win a record-breaking 8th All-Ireland winners medal on the field of play, only to have lost to Cavan in the championship final.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football Results 1941 - 1970 | the Official Website of the GAA . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030727/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1941_1970.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .
2. Web site: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010 . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx . 2011-07-16 . dead .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf . 2011-09-28 .