1934 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1934 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 17th staging of the championship since its establishment by the GAA in 1912.

1934 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Louth (3rd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	London
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Louth
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Mayo
← 1933 1935 →

The competition format saw the four provincial champions compete in two 'Home' semi-finals, the winners of which then contested the All-Ireland 'Home' final.

In the last stage of the competition, the victorious 'Home' finalists then met the champions of Britain to determine who would be crowned overall All-Ireland Junior Football Champions for 1934.

The title match concluded with Louth defeating London, the representatives of Britain, on a scoreline of 1–03 to 0–03. This was Louth's third triumph in the competition, following the county's earlier successes in 1925 and 1932.

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

Kerry v Waterford

Final

Kerry

2–12 - 0–01

Waterford

Ulster Junior Football Championship

Down v Donegal

Final

Down

1–04 - 0–09 *

Donegal

• Replay ordered after an objection by Down

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Down	4–06 - 3–05	Donegal

9 September

Replay^[1]

The Marshes, Newry

Referee: H. McEneaney (Monaghan)

Connacht Junior Football Championship

Mayo v Roscommon

Final

Mayo

2–05 - 1–06

Roscommon

Leinster Junior Football Championship

Louth v Kildare

26 August Final

Louth

2-04 – 1-07

Kildare

Naas, County Kildare

Louth v Kildare

9 September Replay[2][3]	Louth	1-07 – 0-05	Kildare	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
				Referee: W. Carey (Westmeath)

GK 1 Hugh Callan (Dundalk Gaels) RCB 2 Peter Tuite (O'Connells) FB 3 Tom Tiernan (Hitchestown) LCB 4 Jim Doyle (Dundalk Gaels) (c) RHB 5 Nick Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands) CHB 6 Jimmy Beirne (St Mary's) LHB 7 Vincent Kerr (Wolfe Tones) MF 8 Jim Curran (Dundalk Gaels) MF 9 Paddy Mullen (St Magdalene's) RHF 10 Mick Callaghan (Cooley Kickhams) CHF 11 John Gartland (Darver Young Irelands) LHF 12 Patrick Cluskey (St Magdalene's) RCF 13 Patsy McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams) FF 14 Paddy Moore (St Magdalene's) LCF 15 Anthony Lawless (Dundalk Gaels)

GK 1 B. Quillan RCB 2 E. Malone FB 3 F. Dowling LCB 4 P. Harrison RHB 5 P. Broderick CHB 6 W. Byrne LHB 7 J. Colohan MF 8 J. Mullaly MF 9 M. Geraghty RHF 10 J. Dillon CHF 11 T. Carroll LHF 12 P. Burke RCF 13 J. Dowling FF 14 P. Geraghty LCF 15 P. Thorpe

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

Louth v Down

23 September Semi-Final[4]

Louth

4–11 - 0–09

Down

Croke Park, Dublin

Kerry v Mayo

30 September Semi-Final[5]

Kerry

2–08 - 1–04

Mayo

Home final

Louth	0–09 - 1–04	Kerry

14 October^[6][7]

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: Sean Robbins (Offaly)

GK 1 Hugh Callan (Dundalk Gaels) RCB 2 Peter Tuite (O'Connells) FB 3 Tom Tiernan (Hitchestown) LCB 4 Jim Doyle (Dundalk Gaels) (c) RHB 5 Vincent Kerr (Wolfe Tones) CHB 6 Jimmy Beirne (St Mary's) LHB 7 Paddy Byrne (Newtown Blues) MF 8 Paddy Mullen (St Magdalene's) MF 9 Jim Curran (Dundalk Gaels) RHF 10 Mick Callaghan (Cooley Kickhams) CHF 11 Joe Collins (Wolfe Tones) LHF 12 Patrick Cluskey (St Magdalene's) RCF 13 James McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams) FF 14 Paddy Moore (St Magdalene's) LCF 15 Tom Dowdall (Glyde Rangers)

GK 1 Brendan Reidy (Austin Stacks) RCB 2 Pats Mahony (John Mitchels) FB 3 Simon Moynihan (Kerins O'Rahilly's) LCB 4 Jer Fitzgerald (Kerins O'Rahilly's) RHB 5 Dan Joe McCarthy (John Mitchels) CHB 6 Tommy Barrett (Austin Stacks) LHB 7 Michael O'Shea (Dingle) MF 8 William Brosnan (Kerins O'Rahilly's) MF 9 Seán Brosnan (Dingle) RHF 10 Tim O'Leary (Killarney Legion) CHF 11 Tommy 'Foxy" Murphy (John Mitchels) LHF 12 Paddy Kennedy (Kerins O'Rahilly's) RCF 13 Peter Ronan (Kerins O'Rahilly's) FF 14 Jackie McKenna (Dingle) LCF 15 Micheál Ó'Ruairc (John Mitchels) Substitutes: 16 Mick McDonnell (Austin Stacks) for Fitzgerald

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All-Ireland Final

(St Conleth's Park, Newbridge)

Louth	1–03 – 0-03	London
(HT: 0-02 - 0-01)
Pts: Moore (1-0), J. McKevitt (0-1), Cluskey (0-1), Callaghan (0-1)		Pts: Kelly (0-2), Mulpeter (0-1)

Louth v London

4 November[8][9][10]

Referee: P. Waters (Kildare)

GK 1 Hugh Callan (Dundalk Gaels) RCB 2 Peter Tuite (O'Connells) FB 3 Tom Tiernan (Hitchestown) LCB 4 Jim Doyle (Dundalk Gaels) (c) RHB 5 Vincent Kerr (Wolfe Tones) CHB 6 Jimmy Beirne (St Mary's) LHB 7 Paddy Byrne (Newtown Blues) MF 8 Paddy Mullen (St Magdalene's) MF 9 Paddy Clarke (St Bride's) RHF 10 Mick Callaghan (Cooley Kickhams) CHF 11 Joe Collins (Wolfe Tones) LHF 12 Patrick Cluskey (St Magdalene's) RCF 13 James McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams) FF 14 Paddy Moore (St Magdalene's) LCF 15 Patsy McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams) Substitutes: 16 George Berrills (Dundalk Gaels) for Byrne

GK 1 J. Smith RCB 2 R. Kelly FB 3 H. Murphy LCB 4 T. Behan RHB 5 T. Shields CHB 6 P. Mulpeter LHB 7 G. Murphy (c) MF 8 J. Roche MF 9 J. Fitzpatrick RHF 10 J. Walsh CHF 11 C. Carpenter LHF 12 P. Buckley RCF 13 P. Devlin FF 14 J. Murphy LCF 15 P. Carroll

References

1. "Thrilling Game at Newry". Frontier Sentinel. 15 September 1934.
2. "Jubilee Year Surprises - G.A.A. Celebration in Capital". Catholic Standard. 14 September 1934.
3. "Louth Win Leinster Final At Second Attempt". Dundalk Democrat. 15 September 1934.
4. "Louth for Junior All-Ireland Final". The Argus. 29 September 1934.
5. "Kerry and Louth to fight out Junior Football final". The Argus. 6 October 1934.
6. "G.A.A. Junior Football Final - The Wee County win sole title held by Leinster". The Argus. 20 October 1934.
7. "1934 Junior All-Ireland (Home) Final Game 6". Terrace Talk.
8. "All-Ireland Junior Finals at Droichead Nua - London's great display". Kildare Observer and Eastern Counties Advertiser. 10 November 1934.
9. Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
10. "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records from 1887 to 2021 Inclusive" (PDF). Gaelic Athletic Association.