1891 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
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The 1891 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the fifth staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin were the champions ending Cork's spell.[1][2]
Representative clubs
From 1887 until 1891 the club champions represented the whole county.
| County | Club |
|---|---|
| Armagh | |
| Cavan | Cavan Slashers |
| Cork | Clondrohid |
| Dublin | Young Irelands |
| Kerry | Ballymacelligott |
| Kildare | Mountrice Blunts |
| Waterford |
Results
Connacht
There were no entrants from Connacht.
Munster
Leinster
Ulster
Referee: Connolly
Game was replayed due to an objection.
Semi-final
Referee: Patrick Larkin (Galway)
Final
Referee: T.J. Whelan (Laois)
Statistics
- Dublin win both their first Leinster and All-Ireland titles.
- Cavan win their first Ulster title.
- Dublin played the All-Ireland semi-final and the All-Ireland final on the same day. The 1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final between Kerry and Wexford was played between the two football matches.[4]
Roll of Honour
- Limerick â 1 (1887)
- Tipperary â 1 (1889)
- Cork â 1 (1890)
- Dublin â 1 (1891)