The 1953

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was the 67th staging of Ireland's premier

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knock-out competition. Leitrim return to Connacht championship after 3 years. Kerry were the winners.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship and shortened to Connacht SFC, is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the county teams of Connacht particip ...

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Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

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Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

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Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) () is the premier inter-county competition in Gaelic football. County (Gaelic games), County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the ...

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

* return to Connacht championship after 3-year break. *

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GAA Grounds replaces

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, in

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in honor of

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. *

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, opens in

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named after a 1916 rising leader

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. * play in the Leinster championship for the first time since 1938. * Munster semi-final between and caused Clare to withdraw from the championship for a year due to a one-sided game 6–10 to 0–2. * The Leinster semi-final between Louth and was a historic 9th year in a row of meeting in the Leinster championship a famous 13th meeting between them in 9 years. * The All Ireland semi-final between and was the first championship meeting between them. * Armagh play in their first All Ireland final but are beaten by Kerry.

References

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