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in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive seasons.
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On 8 November 1981, Cork won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-6 defeat of
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The All-Ireland semi-finals see two first time championship pairings as
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for the very first and only time in the history of the championship.
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win the Ulster title for the first time in their history.
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1191:"Impressive Louth Take U-21 Title".
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1172:. The 42. 29 April 2016
404:Dundalk Young Irelands
282:Dundalk Young Irelands
1657:Leinster Championship
1650:Connacht Championship
58:All-Ireland Finalists
32:All-Ireland Champions
1664:Munster Championship
73:Provincial Champions
27:Championship details
1671:Ulster Championship
1217:. 30 November 2006.
761:Killoe Young Emmets
701:Killoe Young Emmets
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1078:Final replay
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551:) for Smith
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458:Roche Emmets
456:Paul McGee (
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387:Clan na Gael
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181:19 July 1981
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37:Winning team
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1231:Irish Times
1214:Hogan Stand
1109:Cusack Park
1093:2-09 - 1-06
1048:Cusack Park
1032:0-14 - 2-08
966:2-12 - 1-10
905:3-08 - 1-06
869:Semi-finals
507:Pat Smith (
475:St Fechin's
204:2-08 - 0-06
63:Losing team
1687:Categories
1156:References
1123:Statistics
982:Croke Park
951:Semi-final
921:Croke Park
890:Semi-final
333:St Bride's
235:Croke Park
52:Seán Hayes
1194:The Argus
835:Abbeylara
244:Referee:
139:in 1964.
43:(4th win)
1134:Monaghan
974:Monaghan
940:Monaghan
214:Longford
115:Connacht
108:Monaghan
91:Leinster
1176:15 July
250:Kildare
160:Results
79:Munster
48:Captain
1149:Galway
1101:Galway
1067:Galway
1040:Galway
1006:Galway
996:Finals
986:Dublin
925:Dublin
897:Galway
875:Galway
239:Dublin
154:Galway
120:Galway
103:Ulster
67:Galway
1147:play
1145:Louth
1113:Ennis
1052:Ennis
1017:Final
913:Louth
879:Louth
199:Louth
185:Final
96:Louth
1627:2024
1621:2023
1616:2022
1611:2021
1606:2020
1601:2019
1596:2018
1567:2017
1562:2016
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1367:1977
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1337:1971
1332:1970
1327:1969
1322:1968
1317:1967
1312:1966
1307:1965
1302:1964
1178:2017
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