Silent Movies from 1926 as Kerry play Kildare.
The 1926 Football Finalists were Kerry and Kildare. This match in the clip was played on 6th Sep (a Monday) and ended in a draw : Kerry 1-03 Kildare 0-06. A last minute point by Bill Gorman (Kerry) forced the draw. After the game, Kerry's centre back Jack Murphy put his clothes back on without taking off his playing gear, and died of pneumonia before the replay on 17th October (a Sunday) which Kerry won 1-04 to 0-04
Here's an even older (and possibly more topical) one: Dublin's 1923 All-Ireland final win over Kerry: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=21111. The 1923 final wasn't played until 28th September 1924, with Dublin winning by 1-5 to 1-3 (defences prevailed that day as well!).
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