1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

none November 2021 November 2021 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final Limerick gaelick football team 1887.jpg Limerick, champions 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Limerick football 40px 1–4(7) Louth football 40px 0–3(3) 29 April 1888 Beech Hill, Donnybrook Dublin John Cullinane (Tipperary) 1889 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, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Limerick were the winners.'All Ireland Glory' – new book is a must for all GAA fans Western People 14 December 2005 It was the first of two All-Ireland football titles for Limerick - the other coming in 1896.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/family-ready-to-auction-off-rare-first-all-ireland-medal/25993192.html Family ready to auction off rare first All-Ireland medal Irish Independent 4 March 2005 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. It was believed to be the oldest All-Ireland football medal in existence. The Limerick Leader purchased the medal and said it intended to display it in Limerick.http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/cwmhauojkfey/ 1887 All-Ireland medal fetches €26,500 at auction BreakingNews.ie 16 November 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308092122/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/1887-all-ireland-medal-fetches-26500-at-auction-230514.html 8 March 2016 In June 2023 another medal, awarded to Limerick midfielder Jeremiah Kennedy, was sold at a Dublin auction for €32,000. The victorious Limerick team did not receive their medals until 1910.https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/06/09/limerick-all-ireland-medal-sells-at-auction/ Limerick All-Ireland medal sells at auction Limerick Post 9 June 2023 thumb|left|Plaque commemorating the match close to Beech Hill, Dublin Match Summary The 21 per side final was held at O'Byrne's field at Beech Hill, Donnybrook, which was then the home of Dublin club Benburbs.https://kilmacudcrokes.com/club/history History-1972 Kilmacud Crokes 27 June 2023Mulligan Fr.John The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record 1984 Louth was represented by county champions Dundalk Young Irelands, with the Limerick side composed of members of Limerick Commercials, who had won the Limerick county championship. Playing with the aid of the wind in the first half, Louth led by two points at the interval. Jim Keating was the first player to register a score in an All-Ireland football final. In the second half, the first ever goal in a final was scored by William Spain.https://www.dib.ie/biography/spain-william-a8202 Spain, William Dictionary of Irish Biography October 2009 The Treaty men went on to win by four points. Gate receipts for the match came to £300. Details 29 April 1888 border|20x20px Limerick football 1–4 0–3 border|20x20px Louth football 0–1 – 0–3 _thinwhitehoops _thinwhitehoops _thinwhitehoops 009900 009900 009900 000000 000000 Limerick _unknown Louth 1 Denis Corbett (gk) (c)2 Tim Fitzgibbon3 William Gunning4 Richard Breen5 John Hyland6 Thomas McNamara7 William Spain8 Pat Corbett9 Michael Slattery10 Jeremiah Kennedy11 Michael Casey12 James Mulqueen13 Malachi O'Brien14 Patrick Kelly 15 Tim Kennedy16 Philip Keating17 William Cleary18 Robert Normoyle 19 Pat Reeves20 Thomas Keating21 Tom McMahon 1 Edward Feeley (gk)2 Pat Clarke3 John Dowdall4 Henry Fagan5 Jack Connor6 John McCrave7 Pat McGuinness8 Tom Murphy9 Edward Murphy10 Tom O'Rourke11 William Whately12 Arthur O'Hagan13 Michael Carroll (c)14 Pat Morgan15 Edward Goodman16 John Maguire17 Jim Keating18 James Campbell19 Pat McGinn20 Peter Jackson21 Tom LaverySubstitute:22 Sam Keating References Gaelic football Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:Limerick county football team matches Category:Louth county football team matches Category:1888 in Gaelic football Category:April 1888 in the United Kingdom Category:1880s in Dublin (city) Category:Gaelic football competitions in County Dublin Category:Sports competitions in Dublin (city)