| Event | 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 8 April 1900 | ||||||
| City | Tipperary | ||||||
| Referee | John McCarthy (Kilkenny) | ||||||
| Attendance | 1,000 | ||||||
| Weather | wind and rain | ||||||
The 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the eleventh All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Dublin, who led 1-6 to 0-3 at the interval, were the winners, with Joe Ledwidge scoring both goals.[1] The captain of the winning team was Matt Rea.[citation needed]
At this time, club teams represented their counties with the Geraldines club representing Dublin and Waterford represented by the Erin's Hope club of Dungarvan.[citation needed]
It was the fifth of six All-Ireland football titles won by Dublin in the 1890s.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.