Cavan v Kerry 1947 Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final

The 1947 All-Ireland Final played at the Polo Grounds, New York.

[@ultimatelinx.]

my great grandad was goalkeeper for cavan, and played in this match. his name is martin val gannon. he was born in 1919. i was born in 2009, 90 years apart

[@balthazar212]

This is amazing, I didn't even know they had KZbin in 1947!!!

[@ChubbyChecker182]

😂

[@johnmcdyer7297]

so proud to have an uncle playing in this final which is still talked about to this day his name was columba mc dyer my fathers brother

[@anrudie]

I had the honour of meeting Willie Doonan in the Dew Drop. One of our greats. Thanks for this video.

[@trapezemusic]

Looks like a full house at the Polo Grounds. The NY Giants baseball team would leave after the 1957 season. It was the home of the NY Mets their first two years (1962 and 1963). Demolished in 1964. I drove by recently. FYI - The stadium and adjoining parking lot are now occupied by four giant apartment buildings (Polo Grounds Houses, low income housing) and a public school.

[@athbhriainabu11]

+trapezemusic Thanks for that info, didn't know it had been demolished, what a real shame!

[@MrRoadkillbill]

WOW!! Great "foot"-age! Thanks for posting this!

[@athbhriainabu11]

@petemusic23 No problem mate.....fantastic that you can watch your great uncle playing in an All-Ireland final 62 years ago!

[@athbhriainabu11]

@cavan1947 Thats amazing man! I was so made up when I read your comment, its makes posting videos like this all the more worthwhile! Make sure Owen Roe watches my other Cavan videos from this era! lol

[@patravichobrienski4129]

Duke died at age 25 and the last to die of that Cavan team was Higgins who was around 90 at the time of his passing

[@tjcassidy2694]

What killed him?

[@athbhriainabu11]

@TheStones24 The final score was Cavan 2-11 Kerry 2-07

[@Maguirearch]

Is that Michael O'Hehir Comentating ??

[@athbhriainabu11]

It certainly is!

[@jamesdolan4042]

Michael O'Hehir, has said that this Cavan vs. Kerry in Polo Grounds NY was by far the most memorable all-Ireland football game he ever commentated. He was in his words acutely aware he was Irelands voice abroad on that unique day, and that people back home would be gathered in groups listening to him on barely audible radios, starting about 8 pm on a Sunday evening in September 1947.

[@wednesdayaddams2550]

Kerry for 2020

[@anniedavis4569]

loved the commentary on this game and I'm Columba Mc Dyers daughter Annie just wondering does anyone know what number was he. I'd love a copy of the game. My dad was my hero

[@liams9690]

He was No. 8.

[@reginagargan2543]

cavan d best

[@TheStones24]

what was the final score that day??

[@ismaelfreytes1106]

So gaelic football was big in new york and what happen

[@eamonryan8738]

Why was the game played in new york?

[@liams9690]

To mark the centenary of the Famine.

[@catscantfly]

lol