St. Brendan’s Cup Finals 1954-1960

New York v National League Winners

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
31.10.54	Polo Grnds, NY	New York	0-10	Mayo	2-3
09.10.55	Croke Park, D	Dublin	2-9	New York	0-10
20.10.57	Polo Grnds, NY	New York	3-8	Galway	3-13
05.10.58	Croke Park, D	Dublin	2-6	New York	1-7
18.10.59	Gaelic Park, NY	New York	1-8	Kerry	2-11
09.10.60	Croke Park, D	Down	2-8	New York	0-6

Report

New York defeated Mayo by 10 pts to 9 in 1954, but all other St, Brendan’s Gaelic Football Cups went to the National League winners, with Dublin winning twice ( 1955 & 1958) and Galway, Down & Kerry winning the other three titles.

About St. Brendan’s Cup

The St. Brendan’s Cup was played between the National League winners and New York from 1954-1960. It was named in honour of the Irish Saint, who according to Legend sailed off the West Coast of Ireland and discovered America before Christopher Columbus or the Vikings.

References

Crests

[1] Wikipedia (2020) Gaelic_Athletic_Association [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ga/a/ad/Gaelic_Athletic_Association.png [Accessed 11 November 2020]

Bibliography

[1] GAA (2017) – “The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive DBA Publications Limted, Dublin. Pg. 405

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Edmund Corrigan, Decy Maher, Pippo O’Grady & Michael O’Callaghan

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