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Joe Duggan scored a goal for Galway just before half-time, but Kerry hit four points in the second half to secure a narrow victory. The game was plagued by fouls, sixty-two frees being awarded in all. [1] It was the first of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1940s. [2]
Murphy's umpires for the final were J. Duggan, M. J. 'Inky' Flaherty (both Galway), E. Devlin (Tyrone) and D. Anglin (Antrim). Flaherty played with Galway for nearly two decades and was a distinguished referee in his own right, having taken charge of the 1949 All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Laois.
Seán "Seánie" Duggan (2 November 1922 – 26 September 2013) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team. [1] [2] [3] [4]Born in Galway, Duggan arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Galway senior team.
1997 was the first All-Ireland Hurling Final where the two competing teams came from the same province. 1975 was the first 70-minute All-Ireland Hurling Final. 1970 was the first 80-minute All-Ireland Hurling Final. A refixture of the All-Ireland Final was needed following an objection and a counter objection.
The Galway county football team (/ ˈ ɡ ɔː l w eɪ / GAWL-way) represents Galway in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , the Connacht Senior Football ...
This is a list of hurlers who have received a winners' medal in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.. Currently, the Gaelic Athletic Association issues 26 medals to the winning team; however, the individual county board have the option of ordering extra medals for members of the extended panel or for players who may have played during the championship but missed the final due to injury.
On 22 September 1968, Down won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in seven championship seasons. Down's Paddy Doherty was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. His teammate Seán O'Neill was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
The 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 8 October 2017 and ended on 24 March 2018.