Meath senior football team
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| Irish: | An Mhí | ||
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| Province: | Leinster | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Royals The Plains men The Boys in Green |
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| County colours: |
Green, Gold |
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| Ground(s): | Páirc Tailteann, Navan | ||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||
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| NFL: | Division 2 | ||
| NHL: | Division 2A | ||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||
| Hurling Championship: | Liam McCarthy Cup | ||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||
| Camogie: | Jack McGrath Cup | ||
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Green, Gold
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste na Mí) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.
The first notable Meath team was the Pierce O'Mahony's club from Navan that represented the county in the All-Ireland final of 1895, in the days when the competition was played between the champion clubs from each county. O'Mahony's lost to Arravale Rovers of Tipperary by 0-4 to 0-3.
The county had to wait until 1939 for its next appearance at All-Ireland level, this time losing narrowly to Kerry by 2-5 to 2-3 in the final. In the intervening period, the county had achieved its first national success by winning the National League of 1933.
All-Ireland success finally came in 1949 when Meath beat Cavan in the final by 1-10 to 1-6. This first great Meath team achieved a second title in 1954, beating Kerry in the final, 1-13 to 1-7. In between these two successes, they appeared in two other finals, losing in 1951 and 1952 to Mayo and Cavan, respectively. They also lost out in the National League final of 1951 to Cavan.
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